Thinking ahead. The Project of a comprehensive civil society
Few intellectuals are naturally born or bred democrats. Rather, self-reliant thinkers are likely to be dissenters to conventional wisdom, and spurners of democratic compromise. And the democratic public does not appreciate intellectuals either. Their adventures of thinking, after all, are not mass p...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
professionaldreamers
2008-09-01
|
| Series: | lo Squaderno |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://www.professionaldreamers.net/images/losquaderno/losquaderno09.pdf#page=40 |
| id |
doaj-020afe471a35412591f7a1e9535d9ea7 |
|---|---|
| record_format |
Article |
| spelling |
doaj-020afe471a35412591f7a1e9535d9ea72020-11-25T01:04:44Zengprofessionaldreamerslo Squaderno1973-91412008-09-01394042Thinking ahead. The Project of a comprehensive civil societyChristopher Gohl0free lanceFew intellectuals are naturally born or bred democrats. Rather, self-reliant thinkers are likely to be dissenters to conventional wisdom, and spurners of democratic compromise. And the democratic public does not appreciate intellectuals either. Their adventures of thinking, after all, are not mass products. Yet, the project of democracy is one of the few successful historic experiments to generate spaces of civil conduct and a successful search for a better future. Its history is rich with the best trials and errors of mankind, and the diversity of its inner discourse deserves but every energy of thinking individuals. http://www.professionaldreamers.net/images/losquaderno/losquaderno09.pdf#page=40Democracy and Governmentlo Squaderno No. 9 |
| collection |
DOAJ |
| language |
English |
| format |
Article |
| sources |
DOAJ |
| author |
Christopher Gohl |
| spellingShingle |
Christopher Gohl Thinking ahead. The Project of a comprehensive civil society lo Squaderno Democracy and Government lo Squaderno No. 9 |
| author_facet |
Christopher Gohl |
| author_sort |
Christopher Gohl |
| title |
Thinking ahead. The Project of a comprehensive civil society |
| title_short |
Thinking ahead. The Project of a comprehensive civil society |
| title_full |
Thinking ahead. The Project of a comprehensive civil society |
| title_fullStr |
Thinking ahead. The Project of a comprehensive civil society |
| title_full_unstemmed |
Thinking ahead. The Project of a comprehensive civil society |
| title_sort |
thinking ahead. the project of a comprehensive civil society |
| publisher |
professionaldreamers |
| series |
lo Squaderno |
| issn |
1973-9141 |
| publishDate |
2008-09-01 |
| description |
Few intellectuals are naturally born or bred democrats. Rather, self-reliant thinkers are likely to be dissenters to conventional wisdom, and spurners of democratic compromise. And the democratic public does not appreciate intellectuals either. Their adventures of thinking, after all, are not mass products. Yet, the project of democracy is one of the few successful historic experiments to generate spaces of civil conduct and a successful search for a better future. Its history is rich with the best trials and errors of mankind, and the diversity of its inner discourse deserves but every energy of thinking individuals. |
| topic |
Democracy and Government lo Squaderno No. 9 |
| url |
http://www.professionaldreamers.net/images/losquaderno/losquaderno09.pdf#page=40 |
| work_keys_str_mv |
AT christophergohl thinkingaheadtheprojectofacomprehensivecivilsociety |
| _version_ |
1725196326404096000 |