Toward an Ethos for Democracy: The Early Bakhtin and Habermas on Democratic Procedures

dc.contributor.advisor	van der Zweerde, Evert
dc.contributor.author	de Laat, Sidney
dc.date.issued	2023-11-09
dc.description.abstract	Procedures form an integral part of modern-day democracy. They make sure democracy is organized properly and fairly, and exist to prevent arbitrariness. However, there has been a tendency in democratic theory to consider procedures only legitimate because of their inherent rationality. This tendency, present in thinkers such as Jürgen Habermas, runs counter to the idea that, in a democracy, the demos is the foremost source of legitimacy. I argue that Mikhail Bakhtin’s Toward a Philosophy of the Act can be used to articulate a more democratic relationship between people and procedures, as his notion of the act demonstrates how an ethical, emotional engagement is present in everything we do, including following procedures, and that having some sort of ethos is thus unavoidable.
dc.identifier.uri	https://theses.ubn.ru.nl/handle/123456789/15885
dc.language.iso	en
dc.thesis.faculty	Faculteit der Filosofie, Theologie en Religiewetenschappen
dc.thesis.specialisation	specialisations::Faculteit der Filosofie, Theologie en Religiewetenschappen::Philosophy: Research Master::Social and Political Philosophy
dc.thesis.studyprogramme	studyprogrammes::Faculteit der Filosofie, Theologie en Religiewetenschappen::Philosophy: Research Master
dc.thesis.type	Researchmaster
dc.title	Toward an Ethos for Democracy: The Early Bakhtin and Habermas on Democratic Procedures

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