[...]... tension between democratic and liberal political ideals Gutmann and Thompson's Democracy and Disagreement does more than any other recent contribution to political theory to bridge the gap between democratic and liberal aspirations But can this be done, and, if so, do Gutmann and Thompson succeed? The essays that follow shed important light on the question of whether the principles of liberalism and democracy. .. of deliberative democracy as presented in Democracy and Disagreement Of course, much of Gutmann and Thompson's book is taken up with applications and illustrations designed to show how deliberative democracy should work, and sometimes has worked, in actual practice Many of these practical controversies—over abortion, and welfare and health care reform, and surrogate motherhood—are discussed in the essays. .. the argument of Democracy and Disagreement is not a prerequisite, as this introduction will present the main contours of Gutmann and Thompson's arguments Students of deliberative democracy may start here If they do, we hope that they will go on to Democracy and Disagreement armed with an understanding of the basic design of Gutmann and Thompson's edifice, along with a sense of the landscape in which... reason, as some deliberative democrats seem to want to do, Gutmann and Thompson help make it clear that the aspiration to mutually accessible reasons is a worthy part of democratic politics: the keystone of a democratic community of principle Is deliberative democracy Utopian? It is worth emphasizing that the moral motivation that Gutmann and Thompson count on lies between altruism, on the one side, and. .. forthcoming, deliberative democracy argues for the importance of moral accommodation to maintain conditions of mutual respect Mutual respect goes beyond toleration, for it insists on the value of keeping open the channels of continued interaction and conversation with those with whom one disagrees, in the hope of eventually arriving at improved understandings and closer agreement (79—80) Moral accommodation... Dennis Thompson in Democracy and Disagreement. 4 The essays that follow are not book reviews: They are substantial and original contributions to political theory that probe the value and limits of deliberative democracy as such The essays pick up on or play off of some aspect of Gutmann and Thompson's approach, but many of the essays articulate and defend alternative political visions Prior familiarity... over health policy and welfare reform, affirmative action and preferential treatment, environmental protection, surrogate motherhood, and doctor-assisted suicide These moral conflicts call upon citizens themselves to act as reason givers and reason demanders: Our institutions and practices should be arranged so as to encourage citizens to grapple with these moral conflicts, to seek reasons that can be... Logic of Group Conflict and Liberalism, Constitutionalism, and Democracy Jack Knight is Professor of Political Science and Resident Fellow of the Committee on Social Thought and Analysis at Washington University in St Louis His works include Institutions and Social Conflict Stephen Macedo is the Laurance S Rockefeller Professor of Politics and the University Center for Human Values at Princeton University... deliberation than Gutmann and Thompson provide Several of our essayists in Part I question whether Gutmann and Thompson have put too much emphasis on deliberation and so perhaps present an overly idealized picture of democratic politics Frederick Schauer wonders what the consequences are of combining an idealized deliberative procedure, such as that sketched by Gutmann and Thompson, with the very nonidealized... nonidealized conditions that prevail in politics as we know it Placing too much emphasis on "talk-based decision procedures" may, paradoxically, undermine the deliberation that Gutmann and Thompson seek, given the tenor of so much actual political talk (such as that on talk radio and television talk shows) Ian Shapiro argues, on the other hand, that Gutmann and Thompson do not pay sufficient attention to the . Profession Michael Davis Deliberative Politics Essays on Deliberative Democracy Edited by Stephen Macedo Deliberative Politics Essays on Democracy and Disagreement EDITED . Inclusion, and Deliberative Democracy, 151 Iris Marion Young 11. Constitutionalism and Deliberative Democracy, 159 Jack Knight 12. Internal Disagreements: