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Empathy and Democracy: Feeling, Thinking, and Deliberation
Morrell, Michael E. (University of Connecticut)
Empathy and Democracy: Feeling, Thinking, and Deliberation
Morrell, Michael E. (University of Connecticut)
Democracy harbors within it fundamental tensions between the ideal of giving everyone equal consideration and the reality of having to make legitimate, binding collective decisions. This book argues that empathy plays a crucial role in enabling democratic deliberation to function the way it should.
232 pages, 2 Charts
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | March 24, 2010 |
ISBN13 | 9780271036595 |
Publishers | Pennsylvania State University Press |
Pages | 232 |
Dimensions | 237 × 161 × 23 mm · 504 g |
Language | English |