BETWEEN PLURALISM AND CONSENSUS: A Habermasian Project of Dialogue in Public Sphere
Consensus, however necessary to ward off the danger of relativism, can endanger political otherness. Political space is constitutively marked by a kind of irreducible heterogeneity. Hence democratic society needs to be situated in the ambiguous gap between the procedural rules of communication leadi...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Dharmaram College
2017
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Journal of Dharma
Year: 2017, Volume: 42, Issue: 3, Pages: 289-310 |
| Further subjects: | B
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B Public Sphere B Antagonism B Pluralism B Modernity B Democracy B Consensus B Communication B Speech Acts B Universalization |
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| Summary: | Consensus, however necessary to ward off the danger of relativism, can endanger political otherness. Political space is constitutively marked by a kind of irreducible heterogeneity. Hence democratic society needs to be situated in the ambiguous gap between the procedural rules of communication leading to consensus and the ever-possible dissent that cannot be strangled. Democracy is constantly confronted by uncertainty and the heterogeneity of individual interests and ends. There is, in the heart of all true democracy, rebellion to one unified system. This irreducible otherness is the foundation of democratic pluralism, source of social conflicts and political crises. This article, through an analysis of the political philosophy of Habermas—particularly of his idea of dialogue in public sphere, seeks to show that this "agonistic dynamic of politics"1 should be situated between consensus and pluralism. |
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| ISSN: | 0253-7222 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Dharma
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