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  The Democratic Paradox (Radical Thinkers) (Paperback) By (author) Chantal Mouffe

  

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  Short Description for The Democratic ParadoxPart of "Radical Thinkers" series, this work presents key texts by philosophers and thinkers. It offers a fresh understanding of democracy which acknowledges the inescapable and essential antagonism in its workings by one of the foremost political theorists.
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  • Publisher: Verso Books
  • Published: 09 June 2009
  • Format: Paperback 448 pages
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  • Categories: Political Science & Theory | Anarchism | Political Structures: Democracy | Social & Political Philosophy
  • ISBN 13: 9781844673551 ISBN 10: 1844673553
  • Sales rank: 80,832

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• The Democratic Paradox is Chantal Mouffe 's most accessible and illuminating study of democracy 's sharp edges, fractures, and incongruities. Orienting her discussion within the debates over modern liberal democracy, Mouffe takes aim at John Rawls, J rgen Habermas, and the consensus building of 'third way' politics to show how their conceptions of democracy fall victim to paralyzing contradictions. Against this background, Mouffe develops a rich conception of 'agonistic pluralism' that draws on Wittgenstein, Derrida, and the provocative theses of Carl Schmitt, attempting to reclaim the antagonism and conflict of radical democracy as its most vital, abiding feature.