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The epistemic function of political discussion cannot be served unless participants question one another, test one another’s claims and opinions through discussion, and have an account of why they assent. __Arguments require shared premisses, however, which are not always present in a situation of political conflict.__ Unless there are other forms of political communication that further understanding, possibilities for deliberation may be restricted to a narrow range of situations.
Inclusion and Democracy
Iris Marion Young
“Revolutionary” tendencies emphasize that state policies in the “real” interest of the majority are only possible after a revolution. Therefore, exactly how revolutionary politics in non revolutionary periods should look remains unclear. “Reformist” tendencies, on the other hand, believe that under capitalist relations a different politics, a compromise between classes, is possible. Correspondingly, “better” policies are expected from the participation of leftist parties in government. The frequently resulting disappointments are then justified by some reformists as an unfortunately necessary cost of compromise, whereas the more radical reformists criticize the disappointing policies in question and attribute them to the accommodation or “betrayal” of the leaders of leftist parties. Not uncommonly, the next party is founded in order to “really” do things differently. The idea that there could be structural reasons for the criticized accommodation is disregarded.
An Introduction to the Three Volumes of Karl Marx's Capital
Michael Heinrich
While the measure of value that determines our notion of economic growth is treated as natural, we need to recognize that it is a collective normative commitment that is inimical to the actualization of our freedom. As far as the capitalist system is concerned, it does not matter if what we do is intrinsically meaningful for us, as long as we spend our free time consuming commodities that contribute to the growth of capital in the economy. This is why I have emphasized that __capitalism is a historically specific form of organizing the time of our lives, which is inseparable from how we valorize the time of our lives.__
This Life
Martin Hägglund
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