Providential Democracy: An Essay on Contemporary EqualityTransaction Publishers, 1 jan 2006 - 235 pagina's Democracy posits the universality of the equality principle: a community of citizens is governed by the principle of the formal equality of all individuals, whatever their real social, cultural, or other inequalities. Democratization, on the other hand, is motivated by the ambition of ensuring the real equality of citizens, and not simply their formal equality. The dynamics of democracy are thus insured by the development of a welfare state that increasingly intervenes in order to satisfy the social and economic needs of individuals. Especially focused on France, yet informed by the experiences of other European countries, this book examines the dilemmas of the search for equality in society and politics. |
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Introduction | 1 |
The Dynamics of Democracy | 17 |
An Impatience with Respect to Limits | 59 |
The Aspiration to Autonomy | 93 |
The Dialectics of Equality and Authenticity | 131 |
The End of the Republic by Divine Right? | 165 |
Conclusion The Erosion of Collective Transcendence | 199 |
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