Authors: Michael A. Neblo & William Minozzi

Project Description: This paper pushes back against "democratic realists" who argue that citizens are too irrational for democracy. By revisiting the dialogue of Thrasymachus, it argues that recent findings in political psychology actually support, rather than undermine, the potential for rational public deliberation.

Keywords: Political Psychology, Democratic Realism, Thrasymachus, Rationality, Deliberation

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