{"product_id":"deliberation-dismissal-and-democracy-paperback","title":"Deliberation, Dismissal, and Democracy - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Schraub\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn civil litigation, \u003cem\u003edismissal\u003c\/em\u003e offers the opportunity, early in a controversy, to preemptively dispose of a claim that does not present a legally judiciable case. Everyday talk, of course, is not bound by such procedural rules. Yet in conversation we often engage in a form of discursive dismissal: when faced with discomforting claims, our frequent instinct is not to engage in reasoned deliberation over them, but to brush them aside without considering their merits. How does dismissal fit within a broader ecosystem of deliberation? What is deliberative dismissal? When (if ever) is it justified? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eDeliberation, Dismissal, and Democracy\u003c\/em\u003e, David Schraub analyzes our tendency toward dismissal and the problems that flow from it. Schraub focuses on dismissal as a social, rather than legal, phenomenon. Drawing on academic work both historical and contemporary, as well as examples drawn from everyday discourse and controversy, he creates a framework explicating why dismissal is a significant problem that defies easy resolution. While a state can be held to an anti-censorship commitment, private actors cannot and should not avoid \"discriminating\" on basis of viewpoint. What they can do, however, is cultivate certain deliberative virtues--dispositions towards consideration and open-mindedness--that orient them towards deliberating, rather than dismissing, the hard thoughts that any healthy democracy must be willing to tackle.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Schraub\u003c\/strong\u003e is an associate professor at Lewis \u0026amp; Clark Law School, where he teaches classes in constitutional law and anti-discrimination law. Previously, he taught at DePaul University, the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Illinois. He holds a PhD in Political Theory from UC-Berkeley and a JD from the University of Chicago Law School.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.8 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 07, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50811277017394,"sku":"9780197816394","price":58.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0961\/1608\/0946\/files\/JfOPBN2usI9780197816394.webp?v=1768395046","url":"https:\/\/deskinlawfirm.com\/products\/deliberation-dismissal-and-democracy-paperback","provider":"DLF Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}