Democracia sin atajos: cognitivamente exigente pero participativamente austera

In this text, three criticisms of Democracy without Shortcuts (2020), by Cristina Lafont, are developed. In the first place, it is argued that this work formulates an ideal of doxastic justification of laws that is cognitively very demanding for the common citizen and fails to consider the virtuous...

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Main Author: Linares, Sebastián
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Source:Revista Derecho del Estado, ISSN 0122-9893, Nº. 55, 2023 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Edición Especial), pags. 57-85
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dialnet-ar-18-ART00016064472023-06-24Democracia sin atajos: cognitivamente exigente pero participativamente austeraLinares, SebastiánDoxastic justificationparticipatory democracyepistemic democracyjudicial reviewdemocratic innovationJustificación doxásticademocracia participativademocracia epistémicacontrol judicial de las leyesinnovación democráticaIn this text, three criticisms of Democracy without Shortcuts (2020), by Cristina Lafont, are developed. In the first place, it is argued that this work formulates an ideal of doxastic justification of laws that is cognitively very demanding for the common citizen and fails to consider the virtuous side of deference to epistemic authorities and suspensions of judgment. Second, by asking the citizen not only to (rationally) “endorse”, but also to “identify” herself with the laws that bind her, introduces a vector of tension in practice, since the psychological motivations for identification may differ – and in fact differ – with the motivations to rationally support a political decision. Finally, it is argued that the institution of judicial review is incapable of forging the appropriate incentives to achieve the enlightened endorsement of the majority of the population subject to the laws, and that other participatory institutions – such as citizen referendum initiatives – would be more efficient in that goal.En este texto se desarrollan tres críticas a Democracia sin atajos (2020), de Cristina Lafont. En primer lugar, se argumenta que dicha obra formula un ideal de justificación doxástica de las leyes cognitivamente muy exigente para el ciudadano común, y que omite considerar aspectos virtuosos de la deferencia a las autoridades epistémicas y las suspensiones del juicio. En segundo lugar, al pedir que el ciudadano no solo “apoye” esclarecidamente, sino que además se “identifique” con las leyes que lo sujetan, introduce un vector de tensión en la práctica, ya que las motivaciones psicológicas para identificarse pueden diferir –y de hecho difieren– de las motivaciones para apoyar racionalmente una decisión política. Finalmente, se argumenta que la institución de la revisión judicial es incapaz de forjar los incentivos apropiados para lograr el apoyo esclarecido de la mayoría de la población sujeta a las leyes, y que otras instituciones participativas –como las iniciativas ciudadanas de referéndum– resultarían más eficientes en ese cometido.2023text (article)application/pdfhttps://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=8990915(Revista) ISSN 0122-9893Revista Derecho del Estado, ISSN 0122-9893, Nº. 55, 2023 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Edición Especial), pags. 57-85spaLICENCIA DE USO: Los documentos a texto completo incluidos en Dialnet son de acceso libre y propiedad de sus autores y/o editores. Por tanto, cualquier acto de reproducción, distribución, comunicación pública y/o transformación total o parcial requiere el consentimiento expreso y escrito de aquéllos. Cualquier enlace al texto completo de estos documentos deberá hacerse a través de la URL oficial de éstos en Dialnet. Más información: https://dialnet.unirioja.es/info/derechosOAI | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS STATEMENT: Full text documents hosted by Dialnet are protected by copyright and/or related rights. This digital object is accessible without charge, but its use is subject to the licensing conditions set by its authors or editors. Unless expressly stated otherwise in the licensing conditions, you are free to linking, browsing, printing and making a copy for your own personal purposes. All other acts of reproduction and communication to the public are subject to the licensing conditions expressed by editors and authors and require consent from them. Any link to this document should be made using its official URL in Dialnet. More info: https://dialnet.unirioja.es/info/derechosOAI
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Doxastic justification
participatory democracy
epistemic democracy
judicial review
democratic innovation
Justificación doxástica
democracia participativa
democracia epistémica
control judicial de las leyes
innovación democrática
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Doxastic justification
participatory democracy
epistemic democracy
judicial review
democratic innovation
Justificación doxástica
democracia participativa
democracia epistémica
control judicial de las leyes
innovación democrática
Linares, Sebastián
Democracia sin atajos: cognitivamente exigente pero participativamente austera
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In this text, three criticisms of Democracy without Shortcuts (2020), by Cristina Lafont, are developed. In the first place, it is argued that this work formulates an ideal of doxastic justification of laws that is cognitively very demanding for the common citizen and fails to consider the virtuous side of deference to epistemic authorities and suspensions of judgment. Second, by asking the citizen not only to (rationally) “endorse”, but also to “identify” herself with the laws that bind her, introduces a vector of tension in practice, since the psychological motivations for identification may differ – and in fact differ – with the motivations to rationally support a political decision. Finally, it is argued that the institution of judicial review is incapable of forging the appropriate incentives to achieve the enlightened endorsement of the majority of the population subject to the laws, and that other participatory institutions – such as citizen referendum initiatives – would be more efficient in that goal.
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Democracia sin atajos: cognitivamente exigente pero participativamente austera
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