“Thus, if we today sometimes have the sense that the practice of arguing within the bounds set by public reason is a chain on us, that it ties us to one sovereign perspective designed to prevent real controversies from erupting, that it restrains us from drawing upon our own 1/n
particular judgments, sentiments, and consciences when debating public affairs, or that it rests on fragile assumptions about what we unanimously accept–if we sometimes have these frustrations, one thing we can find in the study of Hobbes and his successors is an explanation. 2/n
These sources of frustration are not incidental or accidental by-products of the discourse of public reason. They are the intentional results of a well-thought-out early modern program of political thought, a program that explicitly aimed to quell controversy by having us...3/n
alienate our capacity for private judgment.” - Bryan Garsten, "Saving Persuasion"
An invaluable analysis. It cuts right to the heart of what is at stake in the speech-focused corner of the Culture War.
An invaluable analysis. It cuts right to the heart of what is at stake in the speech-focused corner of the Culture War.
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