The Democratic Horizon: Hyperpluralism and the Renewal of Political Liberalism - Hardcover

Ferrara, Alessandro

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1107035511 ISBN 13: 9781107035515

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2014

Synopsis

Alessandro Ferrara explains what he terms "the democratic horizon" - the idea that democracy is no longer simply one form of government among others, but is instead almost universally regarded as the only legitimate form of government, the horizon to which most of us look. Professor Ferrara reviews the challenges under which democracies must operate, focusing on hyperpluralism, and impresses a new twist onto the framework of political liberalism. He shows that distinguishing real democracies from imitations can be difficult, responding to this predicament by enriching readers' understanding of the spirit of democracy; clearing readers' views of pluralism from residues of ethnocentrism; and conceiving multiple versions of democratic culture, rooted in the diversity of civilizational contexts.

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Book Description:

Alessandro Ferrara explains what he terms "the democratic horizon" - the idea that democracy is no longer simply one form of government among others, but is instead almost universally regarded as the only legitimate form of government, the horizon to which most of us look. Professor Ferrara reviews the challenges under which democracies must operate, focusing on hyperpluralism, and impresses a new twist onto the framework of political liberalism.

About the Author:

Alessandro Ferrara is Professor of Political Philosophy in the Department of History, Culture and Society at the University of Rome 'Tor Vergata'. He is the author of four books, including The Force of the Example: Explorations in the Paradigm of Judgment (2008).

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1107035511
• ISBN 13: 9781107035515
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 254