Social Epistemology and deliberative democracy
Contemporary societies face tensions related with the unequal distribution of knowledge and simultaneous demands for democratic equality that are central to Social Epistemology´s inquiry. This article describes how the defenders of deliberative democracy explain their characteristics and epistemolog...
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| Formato: | Artículo revisado por pares |
| Lenguaje: | Español |
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Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales, UNAM
2014
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| Acceso en línea: | http://www.revistas.unam.mx/index.php/ras/article/view/44056 http://biblioteca.clacso.edu.ar/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=d&c=mx/mx-047&d=article44056oai |
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| Sumario: | Contemporary societies face tensions related with the unequal distribution of knowledge and simultaneous demands for democratic equality that are central to Social Epistemology´s inquiry. This article describes how the defenders of deliberative democracy explain their characteristics and epistemological virtues; the objections placed by their critics related to public ignorance, and describes issues related to deliberative inequalities and epistemic injustices. It finally proposes that tackling democracy´s epistemic obstacles does not entail that all citizens should have equal influence in deliberations and decisions. |
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