New Books in Philosophy Alfred Moore, “Critical Elitism: Deliberation, Democracy, and the Problem of Expertise” (Cambridge UP, 2017)
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Oct 1, 2017 AI Snips
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Deliberative Systems Spread The Burden
- Deliberative democracy values communication, justification, and mutual reason-giving across institutions.
- The systems view spreads deliberative burdens across forums instead of expecting seminar-like citizens everywhere.
Two Tensions At Democracy's Core
- Democracies face two tensions: allowing public contestation and relying on expert authority.
- Both contestation and authoritative expertise are necessary but can pull political systems in opposite directions.
Acceptance Without Blind Belief
- Citizens can accept expert claims for practical deliberation while privately doubting them.
- Drawing on Cohen's belief vs. acceptance lets citizens engage experts without blind faith.