Democratic FaithPrinceton University Press, 10.01.2009 - 388 Seiten The American political reformer Herbert Croly wrote, "For better or worse, democracy cannot be disentangled from an aspiration toward human perfectibility." Democratic Faith is at once a trenchant analysis and a powerful critique of this underlying assumption that informs democratic theory. Patrick Deneen argues that among democracy's most ardent supporters there is an oft-expressed belief in the need to "transform" human beings in order to reconcile the sometimes disappointing reality of human self-interest with the democratic ideal of selfless commitment. This "transformative impulse" is frequently couched in religious language, such as the need for political "redemption." This is all the more striking given the frequent accompanying condemnation of traditional religious belief that informs the "democratic faith.? |
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... optimism and reckless despair. It holds that Progress and Doom are two sides of the same medal; that both are articles of superstition, not of faith. —HANNAH ARENDT, The Origins of Totalitarianism CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi PREFACE ...
... of any faith toward unwarranted optimism , utopianism , and fanaticism , even as we do not lose our democratic hopes . Democratic Faith INTRODUCTION Dynamics of Democratic Faith For better or WORSHIPING xvii DEMOCRACY.
... optimism distinguishes its view to- ward the future . While much of contemporary democratic theory rightly re- jects the complacency born of a pessimistic impulse , it can be argued that democracy premised upon “ transformation ” and ...
... optimism or the temptation to a kind of democratic cynicism or despair . “ Critics " of democracy — ranging from Plato to Tocqueville to Niebuhr and Lasch - are often mistaken as being hos- tile toward democracy proper , because they ...
... optimistic Jefferson to subject the Constitution itself to frequent democratic reconsideration , Madison insists on the importance of “ veneration ” that he hopes will be ac- corded to the Constitution over time . Such " veneration ...
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