The Democracy of Knowledge

by Daniel Innerarity

Book Overview

This volume in the Political Theory and Contemporary Philosophy series extends democracy to knowledge in two ways. First, it argues that the issues science seeks to clarify are relevant for all citizens. Second, it explains that the fundamental problems faced by any democracy, such as the economic crisis, are not so much problems of political will as cognitive failures that must be resolved through both a greater knowledge of the realities over...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501302787
• ISBN13: 9781501302787
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"