The Art of Deliberating Democracy, Deliberation and the Life Sciences between History and Theory
How may citizens take part in moral and political decisions concerning the results obtained by the contemporary life sciences? Should they blindly follow skilled demagogues or false and deceptive leaders? Should they adhere to the voice of the majority, or should they take a different decisional pat...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
2012, 2012
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2012 |
| Series: | Studies in Applied Philosophy, Epistemology and Rational Ethics
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Deliberation and democracy
- Plato was not so far wrong: recalling Athenian democracy
- A reappraisal of the Medieval approach will lead to excellent deliberators
- Beware of those who think they possess the truth!
- Let us learn how to deliberate before deliberating! Between ethics and biomedicine