Perspectives on Political Science, September 22nd, 2007
Abstract: Patrick Deneen's Democratic Faith is a timely discussion of our need to question our faith in democracy. As friends of democracy, we must examine it closely if we are to defend it. While the author agrees with Deneen's general argument, he takes issue with Deneen's particular reading of Plato. By using Plato as a champion of noble democracy, Deneen overlooks the deeper Socratic investigation into the relationship between our faith in democracy and our hopes for justice. It is this more fundamental investigation, the author suggests, that may ultimately provide the deepest understan...
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