Kantian theorists wrongly seek an apolitical viewpoint to guarantee liberal democracy’s superiority

Evidence

Rotty’s appropriation ofWittgcnstein is very useful for criticizing the pretensions of Kantian-inspired philosophers like Habermas who want to find a viewpoint standing above politics from which one could guarantee the superiority of liberal democracy. — Chantal Mouffe, The Democratic Paradox, 304

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Liberal theorists must engage its critics to build a defensible democracy — Chantal Mouffe, The Democratic Paradox, 158; Liberalism is not actually impartial in theory or practice — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice:…, 357; Postmodern pluralist philosophies politically uphold the very liberal system they claim to critique — Mark Fisher (edited by Darren Ambrose), K-Punk: The Collected and Unpublished…, 2394 (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• Liberal-democratic institutions cannot be given a context-independent rational foundation #corroborates (0.88) — Chantal Mouffe, The Democratic Paradox, 297
• Liberalism is not actually impartial in theory or practice #corroborates (0.82) — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice, 357
• Political commitment is aesthetically preferable to apolitical liberalism even when misguided #corroborates (0.80) — Fredric Jameson, Postmodernism, or, The Cultural Logic…, 565
• Liberal theorists must engage its critics to build a defensible democracy #qualifies (0.78) — Chantal Mouffe, The Democratic Paradox, 158
• Liberal thought assumes the world should conform to liberal premises #expands (0.76) — Wael Hallaq, Restating Orientalism, 497
• Postmodern pluralist philosophies politically uphold the very liberal system they claim to critique #expands (0.75) — Mark Fisher (edited by Darren Ambrose), K-Punk, 2394