A Pragmatist Philosophy of Democracy

By:

Robert B Talisse

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Hardback

Series:

Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy

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In recent years there has been a renewed interest in American pragmatism. In political philosophy, the revival of pragmatism has led to a new appreciation for the democratic theory of John Dewey. In this book, Robert B. Talisse advances a series of pragmatic arguments against Deweyan democracy. Particularly, Talisse argues that Deweyan democracy cannot adequately recognize pluralism, the fact that intelligent, sincere, and well-intentioned persons can disagree sharply and reasonably over moral ideals. Drawing upon the epistemology of the founder of pragmatism, Charles S. Peirce, Talisse develops a conception of democracy that is anti-Deweyan but nonetheless pragmatist. Talisse then brings the Peircean view into critical conversation with contemporary developments in democratic theory, including deliberative democracy, Rawlsian political liberalism, and Richard Posner's democratic realism. The result is a new pragmatist option in democratic theory.

Author Biography:

Robert B. Talisse is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt University, USA., and is also author of Democracy After Liberalism.

Release date Australia

July 16th, 2007

Author

Robert B Talisse

Audiences

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Undergraduate

Pages

166

Series

Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy

Dimensions

156x235x14

ISBN-13

9780415770880

Product ID

5793386

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