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The good rhetorician is one who attempts to persuade listeners by orienting proposals and arguments towards their collective and plural interests and desires, inviting them to transform these in the service of making a judgement together, but also acceding to them as the judges, rather than claiming himself or herself to ‘know’.
Inclusion and Democracy
Iris Marion Young
Bauman (1998) uses the term ‘flawed consumer’ to describe the way in which those who most aspire to the world that consumerism offers are effectively excluded. In effect, those who most feel the effect of the world of consumption are those who stand on the outside looking in, frustrated by the fact they are not able to be part of it. Bauman thus argues that our ability to consume, rather than whether or not we are employed, is now the defining characteristic of contemporary society.
The Experience Society
Steven Miles
Finance ministers tend to be closely aligned to the interests of the financial community, while trade ministers tend to favour the interests of the business community. Neither have any natural allegiance to the interests of workers, peasants or the environment, and rarely argue for policies in their name.
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