Benjamin R Hertzberg
Biographic Data
| ID | 1094852 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Benjamin R Hertzberg |
| GIVEN NAMES | Benjamin R |
| FAMILY NAME | Hertzberg |
| SIGNATURE | HERTZBERG B R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Brigham Young University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Convergence's Democracy Problem
In their 2016 American Political Science Review article, Kogelmann and Stich argue that public reason fails to provide the assurance reasonable citizens require to act justly and that, as a consequence, Rawls's account of political stability fails. Convergence discussions, because they are a costly signal, provide such assurance. Kogelmann and Stich fail to recognize that constituents influence representatives such that the costs of convergence d…
Rationalism, pluralism, and freedom
Democratic Religion from Locke to Obama
This book explores the relationship between religion and politics in the writings of Rawls, Obama, Locke, Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Jr., Habermas, and Tocqueville. Areshidze aims to illuminate a deep contradiction he sees running through most of their thought. What unites all but Tocqueville is that they attempt to reconcile democratic toleration and religious faith. Areshidze argues that these atempts fail. The paradox of democratic politics …
Chains of Persuasion in the Deliberative System
If one accepts that religious arguments ought to be included in democratic deliberations, three problems immediately arise. First, religious arguments will not persuade those who do not accept the religious premises, so religious arguments do not seem to contribute to deliberative opinion and will formation. Second, democratic arguments will not persuade religious citizens who prioritize their religious commitments ("integralists"), who seem to b…
Daniel, Esther, and the Minority Politics of the Hebrew Bible
Hebraic political theory is in the midst of a renaissance. Contemporary scholarship, however, overlooks prominent discussions in Biblical texts about the ways in which the Jews, as an exiled minority, ought to interact with majority political power. Through an analysis of the books of Daniel and Esther, this article argues that the Hebrew Bible advances different positions on this question. Daniel enjoins a politics of conviction focused on the p…
Ideal and Non-Ideal Theory in Elizabeth Anderson's the Imperative of Integration
Elizabeth Anderson's The Imperative of Integration is most notable for its creative application of her conception of non-ideal theory. I assess Anderson's conception and argue that it does not adequately account for the necessary role of political ideals in non-ideal theory. Political ideals, I argue, determine what counts as a political problem and shape the practice of non-ideal theorizing in ways Anderson does not fully address. This methodolo…
The Imperative of Integration
Chains of Persuasion in the Deliberative System
If one accepts that religious arguments ought to be included in democratic deliberations, three problems immediately arise. First, religious arguments will not persuade those who do not accept the religious premises, so religious arguments do not seem to contribute to deliberative opinion and will formation. Second, democratic arguments will not persuade religious citizens who prioritize their religious commitments ("integralists"), who seem to b…
Convergence's Democracy Problem
In their 2016 American Political Science Review article, Kogelmann and Stich argue that public reason fails to provide the assurance reasonable citizens require to act justly and that, as a consequence, Rawls's account of political stability fails. Convergence discussions, because they are a costly signal, provide such assurance. Kogelmann and Stich fail to recognize that constituents influence representatives such that the costs of convergence d…
Ideal and Non-Ideal Theory in Elizabeth Anderson's the Imperative of Integration
Elizabeth Anderson's The Imperative of Integration is most notable for its creative application of her conception of non-ideal theory. I assess Anderson's conception and argue that it does not adequately account for the necessary role of political ideals in non-ideal theory. Political ideals, I argue, determine what counts as a political problem and shape the practice of non-ideal theorizing in ways Anderson does not fully address. This methodolo…
Ideal and Non-Ideal Theory in Elizabeth Anderson's the Imperative of Integration
Elizabeth Anderson's The Imperative of Integration is most notable for its creative application of her conception of non-ideal theory. I assess Anderson's conception and argue that it does not adequately account for the necessary role of political ideals in non-ideal theory. Political ideals, I argue, determine what counts as a political problem and shape the practice of non-ideal theorizing in ways Anderson does not fully address. This methodolo…
The Imperative of Integration
Chains of Persuasion in the Deliberative System
If one accepts that religious arguments ought to be included in democratic deliberations, three problems immediately arise. First, religious arguments will not persuade those who do not accept the religious premises, so religious arguments do not seem to contribute to deliberative opinion and will formation. Second, democratic arguments will not persuade religious citizens who prioritize their religious commitments ("integralists"), who seem to b…
Daniel, Esther, and the Minority Politics of the Hebrew Bible
Hebraic political theory is in the midst of a renaissance. Contemporary scholarship, however, overlooks prominent discussions in Biblical texts about the ways in which the Jews, as an exiled minority, ought to interact with majority political power. Through an analysis of the books of Daniel and Esther, this article argues that the Hebrew Bible advances different positions on this question. Daniel enjoins a politics of conviction focused on the p…
Rationalism, pluralism, and freedom
Democratic Religion from Locke to Obama
This book explores the relationship between religion and politics in the writings of Rawls, Obama, Locke, Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Jr., Habermas, and Tocqueville. Areshidze aims to illuminate a deep contradiction he sees running through most of their thought. What unites all but Tocqueville is that they attempt to reconcile democratic toleration and religious faith. Areshidze argues that these atempts fail. The paradox of democratic politics …
Convergence's Democracy Problem
In their 2016 American Political Science Review article, Kogelmann and Stich argue that public reason fails to provide the assurance reasonable citizens require to act justly and that, as a consequence, Rawls's account of political stability fails. Convergence discussions, because they are a costly signal, provide such assurance. Kogelmann and Stich fail to recognize that constituents influence representatives such that the costs of convergence d…
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