Political agreement arises from shared forms of life, not rational argument

Evidence

Wittgenstein’s view that agreement is reached through participation in common forms of life, as a form of ‘Einstimmung’ and not of ‘Einverstand’, represents a path-breaking perspective. — Chantal Mouffe, The Democratic Paradox, 62

Categorization

• DEFINE: The Einstimmung/Einverstand distinction is definition-rich and central to how allegiance to democratic values is built without rational consensus.
• XREF: Connects to the reader’s existing work on how democratic subjectivity is formed; resembles Dewey’s and would-be communitarian accounts of habit and common life. — connects to: Agreement in judgments stems from shared human nature, not just shared beliefs — Alex Callinicos, Against Postmodernism: A Marxist…, 419; Politics should focus on sustaining ways of life, not on negotiating identities; Media balance reproduces the shared presuppositions that bracket political disagreement (+4 more)

Broader Connections

• Agreement in judgments stems from shared human nature, not just shared beliefs #corroborates (0.85) — Alex Callinicos, Against Postmodernism, 419
• Persuasion succeeds only when both parties share underlying moral commitments #corroborates (0.85)
• Rational agreement operates through shared psychic expectations, not mathematical reasoning #expands (0.80) — Thomas C. Schelling, The Strategy of Conflict, 275
• Politics should focus on sustaining ways of life, not on negotiating identities #corroborates (0.75)
• Media balance reproduces the shared presuppositions that bracket political disagreement #exemplifies (0.75)