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Is it possible to overdo democracy? [rebroadcast]
from Democracy Works Hosted by Penn State McCourtney Institute for Democracy
As we enter summer vacation season and emerge from pandemic isolation, Robert Talisse thinks it’s a good idea to take a break from politics. In fact, he might go so far as to say democracy is better off if you do. Talisse is the W. Alton Jones Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt University and author of a new book called Overdoing Democracy: Why We Must Put Politics in Its Place. The book combines philosophical analysis with real-world examples to examine the infiltration of politics into all social spaces, and the phenomenon of political polarization. Talisse's next book,Sustaining Democracy: What We Owe The Other Side, will be out later this year. He's also the host of the Why We Argue podcast. Additional Information Overdoing Democracy: Why We Must Put Politics in Its Place Sustaining Democracy: What We Owe the Other Side Why We Argue podcast
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We begin our summer break this week by revisiting a conversation with Vanderbilt University's Robert Talisse about what happens when we have too much politics in our lives.
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