Talisse, Robert B.,

Overdoing democracy : why we must put politics in its place / Robert B. Talisse. - 2019. - ix, 198 p. ; 22 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Can democracy be overdone? -- Democracy's expanding reach -- The political saturation of social space -- The problem of polarization -- Civic friendship -- The place of politics.

"'The cure for democracy's ills is more democracy.' This popular adage is false. Contemporary democracy faces problems that derive from the tendency among citizens to overdo democracy. In this book, Robert Talisse argues that even in a democracy, politics must be put in its place"--

9780190924195


Democracy--Philosophy.
Political participation.

321.8 / T1441 Ov