Rational Choice and Democratic Deliberation: A Theory of Discourse Failure

by Fernando R. Tesón and Guido Pincione

Book Overview

In public political deliberation, people will err and lie in accordance with definite patterns. Such discourse failure results from behavior that is both instrumentally and epistemically rational. The... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521175380
• ISBN13: 9780521175388
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"