Civic solitude : why democracy needs distance / Robert B. Talisse.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Talisse, Robert B., author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy--Philosophy.

Democracy.

Polarization (Social sciences)--Philosophy.

Polarization (Social sciences).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (202 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2024]

Summary:

'Civic Solitude' explores the importance of intentional solitary political reflection as a civic duty. Robert B. Talisse argues that overemphasis on political collaboration can lead to hostility to outgroups and an erosion of the civic capacities that are necessary for democratic progress. He calls for democratic citizens to prioritize individual reflection alongside collective action as a means of negating the effects of polarization.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

1 Setting the Stage

1.1 Clarifying the Thesis

1.2 The Character of the Argument

1.3 The Curative Fallacy

1.4 Democratic Theory and Democratic Politics

1.5 Sketching the Argument

1.6 Starting Small

2 What Does Democracy Look Like?

2.1 Looking for Democracy

2.2 Democracy as a Social Ideal

2.3 What Citizens Owe to One Another

2.4 Does Democracy Exist?

2.5 What Democracy Looks Like

3 Our Polarization Problem

3.1 Getting Our Bearings

3.2 Two Kinds of Polarization

3.3 Centering the Partisan Self: Sorting and Saturation

3.4 The Polarization Dynamic

3.5 Democracy's Autoimmune Disorder

4 The Need for Solitude

4.1 Expanding Civic Responsibility

4.2 Managing Polarization

4.3 Politics Alone

4.4 Conclusion

Epilogue: Democracy-The Task Within Us

Notes

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Works Cited

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on September 20, 2024).

ISBN:

9780197752197

0197752195

9780197752173

0197752179

OCLC:

1456591880