Pragmatism and Political Theory: From Dewey to RortyUniversity of Chicago Press, 22. pro 1997. - Broj stranica: 237 Pragmatism has enjoyed a considerable revival in the latter part of the twentieth century, but what precisely constitutes pragmatism remains a matter of dispute. In reconstructing the pragmatic tradition in political philosophy, Matthew Festenstein rejects the idea that it is a single, cohesive doctrine. His incisive analysis brings out the commonalities and shared concerns among contemporary pragmatists while making clear their differences in how they would resolve those concerns. His study begins with the work of John Dewey and the moral and psychological conceptions that shaped his philosophy. Here Festenstein lays out the major philosophic issues with which first Dewey, and then his heirs, would grapple. The book's second part traces how Dewey's approach has been differently developed, especially in the work of three contemporary pragmatic thinkers: Richard Rorty, Jurgen Habermas, and Hilary Putnam. This first full-length critical study of the relationship between the pragmatist tradition and political philosophy fills a significant gap in contemporary thought. |
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List of Abbreviations | 6 |
Outline | 12 |
Pragmatism in the Moral Life | 29 |
Individuality and Democracy | 63 |
The nature and scope of social action | 72 |
Democratic themes | 79 |
The public and its problems | 81 |
Discovery of the state | 84 |
Contingency and social inquiry | 132 |
Conclusion | 140 |
Reconstructions | 145 |
Pragmatism and discourse ethics | 146 |
Practical discourses | 150 |
Discursive democracy | 161 |
Putnam on moral objectivity | 169 |
Reconsidering Deweyan democracy | 179 |
Democracy as the ideal of associated living | 87 |
Political democracy | 96 |
Conclusion | 98 |
NEW PRAGMATISMS | 101 |
An Overview | 103 |
Ethnocentrism and Irony | 109 |
Senses of ethnocentrism | 115 |
Liberal ironies | 125 |
Concluding remarks | 183 |
Conclusion | 187 |
Notes | 192 |
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1st edn 2nd edn agent Alasdair MacIntyre appraisal argues argument beliefs Cambridge University Press claim commitment conception conflict consequences constitutive context contingent cracy criteria criticism culture deliberation democracy democratic desires Dewey's Deweyan discourse ethics discussion distinction emphasizes empiricism epistemic epistemological ethnocentrism fact framework freedom grounds Habermas's hermeneutics Hilary Putnam Ibid idea ideal individual inquiry intelligence interests internal realism interpretation James Hayden Tufts John Dewey Jürgen Habermas justification Kantian liberal Logic means metaphysical moral and political moral image Morton White norms notion objectivity Oxford participation particular Peirce perspective political philosophy political theory possess practical discourse practical judgement practical reason Pragmatism pragmatist presupposes principles problem question rational realism Reconstruction reflection relativism requires Richard Rorty Rorty's scepticism self-realization sense social action social and political society standards substantive ethnocentrism suggests Thomas McCarthy tion tradition truth understanding validity values vocabulary W. V. Quine