Judging in the Public Realm : A Kantian Approach to the Deliberative Concept of Ethico-Political Judgment and an Inquiry into Public Discourse on Prenatal Diagnosis

Judging in the Public Realm : A Kantian Approach to the Deliberative Concept of Ethico-Political Judgment and an Inquiry into Public Discourse on Prenatal Diagnosis

This thesis discusses how to enhance the public discussion of moral and political questions. Enhancing public ‘deliberation’ is desirable since it provides citizens with influence, it enables coming to an understanding, and it ensures legitimacy. The concept of ethico-political judgment, with its tw...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dekker, Cornelis
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Linköpings universitet, Tema teknik och social förändring 2009
Subjects:
Formation of judgment
faculty of judgment
ethics
politics
normative reasons
deliberative practice
impartiality
public sphere
public discourse
public deliberation
prenatal diagnosis
prenatal screening
Kant
Arendt
Habermas
Engelhardt
Sweden
the Netherlands
Bedömning
omdömesförmåga
etik
politik
normativa skäl
deliberation
opartiskhet
offentlig sfär
offentlig samtal
fosterdiagnostik
Sverige
Nederländerna
SOCIAL SCIENCES
SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP
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