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131Knowledge and Democracy: Are Epistemic Values Adversaries or Allies of Democracy?Etica E Politica (3): 261-286. 2023.In this article I argue that including relaxed epistemic values in the justification of democracy through a pragmatist and non-monist approach is compatible with the democratic values of self-rule and pluralism (which are often seen as incompatible with "political truth"). First, I contend that pragmatist epistemology offers a more suitable approach to politics instead of the correspondence theory of finding "the one truth". Secondly, I argue that instead of choosing between monist (purely epist…Read more
Meos Holger Kiik
Tallinn University
TTK University of Applied Sciences
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TTK University of Applied SciencesLecturer
Areas of Specialization
Democratic Authority |
Political Legitimacy |
Democracy |
Philosophy of Social Science |
Reasoning |
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Political Theory |
Democratic Authority |
Political Legitimacy |
Democracy |
Philosophy of Social Science |
Reasoning |