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In Defense of Polemics (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
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In Defense of Polemics (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Series: Argumentation Library, 42
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This book revisits the definition of polemical discourse and deals
with its functions in the democratic sphere. It first examines
theoretical questions concerning the management of disagreement in
democracy and the nature of polemical discourse. Next, it analyses
case studies involving such issues as the place of women in the
public space, illustrated by the case of the burqa in France and
public controversy in the media on the exclusion of women from the
public space. The book then explores reason, passion and violence
in polemical discourse by means of cases involving confrontations
between secular and ultra-orthodox circles, controversies about the
Mexican Wall and fierce discussions about stock-options, and
bonuses in times of financial crisis. Although polemical exchanges
in the public sphere exacerbate dissent instead of resolving
conflicts, they are quite frequent in the media and on the Net. How
can we explain such a paradox? Most studies in argumentation avoid
the question: they mainly focus on the verbal procedures leading to
agreement. This focus stems from the centrality conferred upon
consensus in our democratic societies, where decisions should be
the result of a process of deliberation. What is then the social
function of a confrontational management of dissent that does not
primarily seek to achieve agreement? Is it just a sign of
decadence, failure and powerlessness, or does it play a
constructive role? This book answers these questions.
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