The deliberative impulse : motivating discourse in divided societies /
Smith, Andrew F.,1972-
Lanham, Md. ; Plymouth : Lexington Books,
c2011.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The deliberative impulse -- In defense of abiding by conscience -- Catalysts of conflict and the facilitation of deliberation -- Liberty of conscience and discursive control : on the moral incentive to deliberate publicly -- Doubt, insistence, and validation : on the epistemic incentives to deliberate publicly -- Commitment, criticism, and restraint : on a religious incentive to deliberate publicly.
Deliberative democracy.