Plato's Gorgias and the Politics of Shame
by
Christina H. Tarnopolsky
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2010
In recent years, most political theorists have agreed that shame shouldn't play any role in democratic politics because it threatens the mutual respect necessary for participation and deliberation. But Christina Tarnopolsky argues that not every kind of shame hurts democracy. In fact, she makes a...