The Morality of Spin: Virtue and Vice in Political Rhetoric and the Christian Right
Can American democracy be sustained in a climate of increasing political polarization in which open deliberation on serious issues seems to be a casualty of contemporary political rhetoric? Nathaniel Klemp argues that enhancing the strength of democratic values is a moral issue that turns on the pri...
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2013
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A journal of church and state
Year: 2013, Volume: 55, Issue: 2, Pages: 362-364 |
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| Summary: | Can American democracy be sustained in a climate of increasing political polarization in which open deliberation on serious issues seems to be a casualty of contemporary political rhetoric? Nathaniel Klemp argues that enhancing the strength of democratic values is a moral issue that turns on the principles of autonomy, open dialogue, informed consent, transparency, mutual respect, and freedom from threats or sanctions. Political rhetoric that advances these values contributes to the health of American democracy, whereas political rhetoric that hinders them weakens American democracy. |
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| ISSN: | 2040-4867 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: A journal of church and state
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jcs/cst012 |