Title: Democracy, real and ideal
First published: 1999
Description: By focusing the various difficulties encountered in applying theory to practical concerns, this book explores the reasons for the absence of a radical politics in Habermas's work. In doing so, it shows that certain political implications of the theory remain unexplored.

The book articulates a unique application of Habermasian theory, the actual functioning of decision-making groups, the nature of deliberative interaction, and the kinds of judgments participants must make if they are to preserve their democratic process.
Subjects: Legitimacy of governments, Ethics, Democracy, Political Ideologies, Political Science, Contributions in political science, Morale, Et la science politique, Discourse ethics, Habermas, jurgen, 1929-, Political ethics
People: Jürgen Habermas (1929-)
LC classification: JC423 .B59 1999