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Abstract

John Pocock analyzes in this preparatory work of the Machiavellian Moment, the meaning of the concept of deference for the republican discourse constructed by Harrington. Deference is the natural recognition of a man of the superiority of other one, without resigning for it to his own esteem and to the independence that leads him to play a role in the society. For the classical democratic theory of deference is an exigency of the democratic game that allows that everyone occupies a place in the political life depending on his qualities. Deference is not the same thing that influence and must not be confused with patronage, two categories that are in the base of our current systems of representative democracy, constructed from the democratic egalitarianism prophesied by Tocqueville. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]

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Title
EL SIGNIFICADO DE LA DEFERENCIA EN EL DISCURSO REPUBLICANO. DE LA «DEFERENCE» A LA «INFLUENCE»1
Author
Pocock, John G
Pages
361-370
Publication year
2011
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia (UNED)
ISSN
11395583
e-ISSN
21748950
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English, Spanish
ProQuest document ID
1112273159
Copyright
Copyright Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia (UNED) 2011