[Ciclo de Conferências] Perceptual Content and Singular Thought

Title: The Phenomenal Public

Abstract: What mode of mentality can be used to grasp the idea of a public to which one belongs?

A standard view in political philosophy and democratic theory is that within a polity,it is not possible to perceive the public (construed as the body politic ) – instead one has to imagine it.

I argue that this view is wrong in letter but may be correct in spirit. It is possible to perceive the public, but only in ways that inhibit democracy.