Habermas and the Fate of Democracy

20 June 2017

ThisBoston ReviewWilliam Scheuerman的一篇文章明确指出,哈贝马斯有很多关于民主的东西可以学习。这位著名知识分子的一生从希特勒之前的德国,到英国退欧和特朗普。哈贝马斯思考了一种威权民粹主义的兴起,以及包容和平等的公共领域的价值。除了学术上的追求,他还努力不把自己的民主主义思想局限在哲学研讨室。

But what is philosophy's role in these questions of democracy? Why does Habermas—or any of us, for that matter—value democracy in the first place?

Here's the full link:

http://bostonreview.net/philosophy-religion/william-e-scheuerman-habermas-and-fate-democracy

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