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The Concept of Democracy An Essay on Conceptual Amelioration and Abandonment

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If we don't know what the words "democracy" and "democratic" mean, then we don't know what democracy is. This book defends a radical view: these words mean nothing and should be abandoned. The argument for abolitionism is simple: those terms are defective and we can eas...

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Main Author: Cappelen, Herman (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2023
Subjects:
Philosophy of language
Social & political philosophy
Political science & theory
conceptual engineering, conceptual abandonment, democracy, democratic, communication, verbal disputes, abolitionism
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