Democracy and Goodness by John R. Wallach HARDBACK 9781108422574

Democracy and Goodness\nby John R. Wallach\nHardback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: John R. Wallach\nTitle: Democracy and Goodness\nFormat: Hardback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Political science and theory\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press\nPublication year: 2018\nISBN-13: 9781108422574\nISBN-10: 1108422578\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nCitizens, political leaders, and scholars invoke the term ''democracy'' to describe present-day states without grasping its roots or prospects in theory or practice. This book clarifies the political discourse about democracy by identifying that its primary focus is human activity, not consent. It points out how democracy is neither self-legitimating nor self-justifying and so requires critical, ethical discourse to address its ongoing problems, such as i.