Dados is one of the most widely-read social sciences journals in Latin America. Created in 1966, it publishes innovative works, originating from academic research, by Brazilian and foreign authors. Edited by IESP-UERJ, it aims to reconcile scientific rigor and academic excellence with an emphasis on public debate based on the analysis of substantive issues of society and politics.
Dados vol. 45 n. 4 Rio de Janeiro 2002
Abstract
The present article is a critical analysis of the model proposed by José Eisenberg in 'Justificação, Aplicação e Consenso: Notas sobre Democracia e Deliberação' (Dados, 44(1):195-213, 2001), which aims to explain the genesis of political arrangements in contemporary democracies. The articles analysis focuses on Jürgen Habermas 'discourse ethics' concepts, adopted by the model in question as its main theoretical reference. Based on the works of the German philosopher and social theorist, the article seeks to demonstrate that these concepts were initially developed from the Habermasian notion of discourse and, consequently, are not based on empirical consensus, as the model under analysis suggests. The article also points to other problems in the models theoretical consistency and suggests an approach for its improvement.
Keywords: democratic theory, deliberative democracy, discourse ethics
DOI: 10.1590/S0011-52582002000400002
Discourse ethics and the model of democratic consensus: a reply to J. Eisenberg
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