The Concept of Democracy

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 easily do better, so let’s get ri...

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Main Author:	Cappelen, Herman
Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford University Press 2023
Subjects:	conceptual engineering, conceptual abandonment, democracy, democratic, communication, verbal disputes, abolitionism
Online Access:	OCN: 1393139105
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