The Specter of Babel by Michael J. Thompson - 9781438480350

The Specter of BabelA Reconstruction of Political Judgment\nAuthor(s): Michael J. Thompson\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: State University of New York Press, United States\nImprint: State University of New York Press\nISBN-13: 9781438480350, 978-1438480350\nSynopsis\nPresents a new way of thinking about fundamental political concepts such as freedom, justice, and the common good.\n\nIn an age of rising groupthink, reactionary populism, social conformity, and democratic deficit, political judgment in modern society has reached a state of crisis. In The Specter of Babel, Michael J. Thompson offers a critical reconstruction of the concept of political judgment that can help resuscitate critical citizenship and democratic life. At the center of the book are two arguments. The first is that modern practical and political philosophy has made a postmetaphysical turn that is unable to guard against the effects of social power on consciousness and the deliberative powers of citizens. The secon.