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What is the 'essence of democracy' according to J. Habermas ?

According to Jürgen Habermas's discourse theory of deliberative democracy ('Between Facts and Norms', 1992), free, inclusive, and rational 'political discussion' (public…

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According to Jürgen Habermas's discourse theory of deliberative democracy ('Between Facts and Norms', 1992), free, inclusive, and rational 'political discussion' (public deliberation in the public sphere) is the very essence of democratic legitimacy.

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