Social Epistemology and deliberative democracy

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Adriana Murguía Lores

Abstract

Contemporary societies face tensions related with the unequal distribution of knowledge and simultaneous demands for democratic equality that are central to Social Epistemology´s inquiry. This article describes how the defenders of deliberative democracy explain their characteristics and epistemological virtues; the objections placed by their critics related to public ignorance, and describes issues related to deliberative inequalities and epistemic injustices. It finally proposes that tackling democracy´s epistemic obstacles does not entail that all citizens should have equal influence in deliberations and decisions.

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Murguía Lores, A. (2014). Social Epistemology and deliberative democracy. Acta Sociológica, (63). https://doi.org/10.1016/S0186-6028(14)70477-3

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Author Biography

Adriana Murguía Lores, Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales. Centro de Estudios Sociológicos

Doctora en Filosofía de la Ciencia por la UNAM. Profesora titular de Tiempo Completo en la Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales de la misma universidad. Líneas de investigación: Sociología de la ciencia, Epistemología Social.