Re: [escepticos] Sobre política y ciencia

[Pedro J. Hdez]

El 4 de junio de 2014, 14:21, jm <jmbello en mundo-r.com> escribió:

> (9) Es más frecuente ver a científicos poco formados en disciplinas no
> científicas que lo contrario. Normal: ars longa, vita brevis.
>

Sin que sirva de precedente, estoy completamente de acuerdo contigo en las
8 primeras pero no en esta última, aunque es cierto que hay un desprecio a
la ciencias sociales desde las ciencias duras que en muchos casos, como
éste, se pagan caro. He visto estos días a mucha gente defendiendo un
democracia elitista sin saber que estaban dando justo los mismos argumentos
que la han justificado históricamente

"Schumpeter expounded a theory of democracy
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy> which sought to challenge what he
called the "classical doctrine". He disputed the idea that democracy was a
process by which the electorate identified the common good, and politicians
carried this out for them. He argued this was unrealistic, and that
people's ignorance and superficiality meant that in fact they were largely
manipulated by politicians, who set the agenda. This made a 'rule by the
people' concept both unlikely and undesirable. Instead he advocated a
minimalist model, much influenced by Max Weber
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Weber>, whereby democracy is the
mechanism for competition between leaders, much like a market structure.
Although periodic votes by the general public legitimize governments and
keep them accountable, the policy program is very much seen as their own
and not that of the people, and the participatory role for individuals is
usually severely limited."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Schumpeter#Schumpeter_and_democratic_theory

saludos


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Pedro J. Hernández
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