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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... results of our discussions , they will almost certainly conclude that I learned too little ; I can only assure them that this book would have been much worse but for their generous and challenging words . By naming them , I acknowledge ...
... result , leading to a cynical democratic theory premised upon the inescapability of interest and manipulation ; in turn , idealists resort to more fervent calls for democratic faith and ever greater resulting expressions of ...
... results in a chastened " transformative " impulse that stops well short of endorsing the perfectionist “ transformative " enterprise of “ democratic faith . " Rather , beginning from an attitude of acceptance , the possibility of ...
... results in a strong articulation of political and more profound human equality not premised upon our eventual or ultimate perfectibility , on the one hand , nor upon the theoretical realization of our individual capaci- ties within a ...
... result from the most virulent and endur- ing forms of political conflict . Hamilton , interested in establishing government not by " accident and force ” but by “ reflection and choice ” was particularly attracted to the roles of courts ...
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