The Epistemology of Democracy

From an epistemologic point of view democracy is considered the best way to make decisions, because participants are often useful for finding the right decision more definitely. Since democracy has led many people to the decision-making process, it can utilize many sources and a critical assessment of laws and policies. Democratic decision-making has a mechanism of causation necessary to better understand the citizens' interests and promote them than other forms. In addition, a broad general discussion on democracy will strengthen the critical evaluation of various ethical values ​​leading decision makers.

Democracy is a widely prevalent institution, but what is the relationship with epistemology? In recent decades there was a democratic way called political theory influential movements, epistemology. The general assertion is that democracy is an excellent form of government and is related to its cognitive attributes. Aristotle, was called "the rule of the minority" in contrast to the (oligarchy) and "the rule of the monarchy" (monarchy or authoritarian domination), a democracy "the rule of many people." What are the benefits of the control of many people? Aristotle wrote:

This concept to defend the epistemological concept of democracy, clearly is opposed to Dewey democracy, is rooted in the concept of social epistemology resulting from the pragmatism of Charles Pierce. His research on controversial theory and informal logic also shows a practical trend. In self-awareness: pragmatism has not been constrained, "radical pragmatism", that is, advocated the "naturalization of society and culture", and therefore, we are the characteristics of human relations we live We can change into a society and culture. The world changes content that makes up their arrangements and beliefs, not just just a little. "

From his argument, Posner could not reveal rational moral and political preconditions. By his law, pragmatism and the first and basic step which was carried out in democracy is to deny the American classic pragmatic person in the epistemological believed to have been forced by the dedication of the results political stance did. In particular, Posner believes that Dewey's leftist liberal political position is a coincidence, not important to his pragmatism (pp. 45-46). Posner wants to abandon epistemology and politics and want to leave only "daily practicalism" of "practical and commercialized" folk American. 49-50) But who is thinking about constitutionalists exactly? Only "ethical man" can involve the country in a cruel and devastating civil war to carry out slavery issues.