Veil Politics in Liberal Democratic States: (Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Public Policy)
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Ajume H. Wingo (Author) Jeremy Waldron (Contributor)
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In this exciting and challenging account of the development and sustainability of the liberal democratic state, Ajume H. Wingo offers a completely new perspective from that provided by political theorists. Such theorists will typically argue for the basic values of liberal democracies by rationally justifying them. This book argues that it is non-rational factors - rhetoric, symbols, traditions - that more often than not provide the real source of motivation. Drawing from both historical and philosophical sources Ajume H. Wingo demonstrates that these 'veils', as he calls them, can play an essential role in a thriving, stable liberal democratic state. This theory of veil politics furnishes a conceptual framework within which we can reassess the role of aesthetics in politics, the nature and function of political myths in liberal democracies, and the value of civic education. Worked examples or Exercises
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- Contributor: Ajume H. Wingo
- Imprint: Cambridge University Press
- ISBN13: 9780521891288
- Number of Pages: 180
- Packaged Dimensions: 152x228x14mm
- Packaged Weight: 257
- Format: Paperback
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Release Date: 2003-08-18
- Series: Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Public Policy
- Binding: Paperback / softback
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