The concept of democracy: an essay on conceptual amelioration and abandonment
"If we don't know what the words 'democracy' and 'democratic' mean, then we don't know what democracy is. This book defends a radical view: these words mean nothing and should be abandoned. The argument for Abolitionism is simple: those terms are defective and we c...
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| Zusammenfassung: | "If we don't know what the words 'democracy' and 'democratic' mean, then we don't know what democracy is. This book defends a radical view: these words mean nothing and should be abandoned. The argument for Abolitionism is simple: those terms are defective and we can easily do better, so let's get rid of them. According to the abolitionist, the switch to alternative devices would be a significant communicative, cognitive, and political advance. The first part of the book presents a general theory of abandonment: the conditions under which language should be abandoned. The rest of the book applies this general theory to the case of 'democracy' and 'democratic'. Cappelen shows that 'democracy' and 'democratic' are semantically, pragmatically, and communicatively defective." -- |
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Contents Preface and Acknowledgements xi I. A THEORY OF ABANDONMENT 1. Introduction Stepping Back: “Democracy,” Politics, and Philosophy Overview of the Book 3 9 15 2. Arguments for Abandonment Abandonment Four Arguments for Abandonment Argument 1: Mismatch Mismatch: Overgeneration and Undergeneration Argument 2: Verbal Disputes Argument 3: Consequentialist Arguments for Abandonment Argument 4: Can Do Better Ihe Perfect Argument for Abandonment 17 17 23 24 29 32 35 38 40 3. Abandonment Compared to Elimination, Reduction, Replacement, and Amelioration Abandonment Compared to Elimination and Reduction Abandonment Compared to Replacement Abandonment Compared to Amelioration Topic Continuity Abandonment: Implementation and Control Whataboutism as a Response to Arguments for Abandonment 4. Abandonment and Communication Direct and Indirect Quotation How Can an Abolitionist Respect the Cooperative Principle? Understanding Preservationists Diagnostic Explanation and Counterfactual Ameliorative Charity The Limits of Charity: When Preservationists and Abolitionists Are Too Far Apart 42 42 43 45 46 48 49 53 53 54 55 57 59
viii CONTENTS II. SOME DATA ABOUT “DEMOCRACY” 5. The Ordinary Notion of “Democracy”: Methodological Preamble Introduction and Overview When Does the Ordinary Notion Matter? First Reason for Interest in the Ordinary Notion: What Ordinary Speakers Are Talking About Second Reason for Interest in the Ordinary Notion: What Ordinary Speakers Say and Think Third Reason for an Interest in the Ordinary Notion: The Ontology of Social Objects Lessons from Epistemology and Moral Philosophy: The Importance of Language 63 63 65 66 66 68 70 6. Some Data about “Democracy” and “Democratic” Basics: A Count Noun and an Adjective Gradability Some Paradigmatic Applications of “Democracy” Some Features of the Paradigmatic Instances of “Democracy” The Cost of Ignoring Paradigms, Commonality, and KQIE Structure Important Brief Digression: The “Politics-First” Approach Is a Mistake Expressive and Normative Dimensions Lexical Effects and the Shibboleth Effect Genealogy and Athens as an Anchoring Point On the Importance of History A Brief History of “Democracy” Lack of Convergence among Experts Looking Ahead 73 73 75 77 79 82 85 88 90 93 94 98 101 102 III. ABANDONMENT OF “DEMOCRACY”? 7. Problems with “Democracy” Introduction: Semantic Failures Most Likely Hypothesis: “Democracy” and “Democratic” Are Meaningless Clarifying the No-Meaning Hypothesis and Methodological Preamble Consideration 1: Unbridgeable Gap between Simplicity and Complexity 105 105 107 109 111
ÎX CONTENTS Consideration 2: Semantic Distraction—Extensive Exploitation of Lexical Effects Consideration 3: Normative Disagreements Lead to Semantic Disagreement Consideration 4: Disagreement and Lack of Deference to Experts Consideration 5: No “Natural” Kinds for the Values of KQIE to Gravitate Toward Two Alternatives: Context Sensitivity and Liberal Open-Endedness Taking Stock of the No-Meaning Hypothesis A Less Likely Hypothesis: Radically Mismatched Meaning Meanings That Are Very Demanding Meanings That Are Very Liberal Taking Stock and Symmetrical Caution Communicative Failures Verbal Disputes Taking Stock of the Arguments against “Democracy” 114 115 117 118 119 122 122 123 126 127 127 128 132 8. Better Than “Democracy”: A Chapter of Good Cheer Can Do Better: The Argument from Alternative Vocabulary 134 135 9. Consequences of Abandoning “Democracy” Case Study: Epistocracy—Hooligans vs. Vulcans Case Study: Restrictions on Voting and Gerrymandering Case Study: Viktor Orban and Political Developments in Hungary Case Study: Joe Biden on “the Battle for Democracy” How Should D-Abolitionists Relate to D-Users? Improved and Less Dogmatic Thinking about Collective Decisions 142 142 143 145 148 149 151 IV. “DEMOCRACY” AMELIORATED 10. Ameliorations of “Democracy” What Makes for a Useful Stipulative Definition? Ameliorative Proposal 1: Christiano—Democracy as Equality Ameliorative Proposal 2: Estlund on “Democracy” and Collective Authorization Ameliorative Proposal 3: Schumpeter’s Minimalism Ameliorative Proposal 4: Indices of “Democracy”—Rich, Graded, and Quantitative
Definitions The Problems with Traditional Democracy Indices Coppedge et al’s Positive Proposal Assessment of the Coppedge et al. Proposal: The Good and the Bad Conclusion and Looking Ahead 155 156 159 165 168 171 172 174 178 181
X CONTENTS 11. Verbal Disputes about “Democracy” Verbal Disputes Verbal Disputes and Topic Continuity Interactive Content Flow Normative Sneak Taking Stock and Why-Keep-the-Lexical-Item Challenge 183 184 188 189 190 191 V. EFFORTS TO DEFEND “DEMOCRACY” 12. Objections and Replies If You’re Right, Why Are “Democracy” and “Democratic” Central to Political Debates? Shouldn’t We Use the D-Words, if Doing So Could Have Good Political (and Other) Effects? Is It Realistic to Get People to Give Up D-Talk—Isn’t It Too Entrenched? “Democracy” Is an Essentially Contested Concept and That Undermines the Case for Abandonment Metalinguistic Negotiation to the Rescue Metalinguistic Negotiation Ludlow-Style Metalinguistic Negotiation Plunkett-and-Sundell-Style “Democracy” Is a Family Resemblance Concept and That Undermines the Arguments for Abandonment Overgeneration Revisited: What about “Justice,” "Freedom,” “Power,” and “Love”? Is There Anything That Shouldn’t Be Abandoned? Bibliography Index 195 196 197 200 201 209 209 211 212 213 217 Ί2Ί |
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