Pragmatism and social hope : deepening democracy in global contexts /

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Since 9/11, citizens of all nations have been searching for a democratic public philosophy that provides practical and inspiring answers to the problems of the twenty-first century. Drawing on the wisdom of past and present pragmatist thinkers, Judith M. Green maps a contemporary form of citizenship...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Green, Judith M. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, [2008]
Temas:
Social problems > United States.
Social planning > United States.
Political science > Philosophy.
Pragmatism.
Problèmes sociaux > États-Unis.
Planification sociale > États-Unis.
Pragmatisme.
pragmatism.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Human Services.
Political science > Philosophy
Pragmatism
Social planning
Social problems
Politische Philosophie
Soziale Probleme
Sozialplanung
United States
USA
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction. Pragmatism and Social Hope: Deepening Democracy in Global Contexts
  • 1. Achieving Our Country, Achieving Our World: Rorty, Baldwin, and Social Hope
  • 2. American Dreaming: From Loss and Fear to Vision and Hope
  • 3. Hope's Progress: Remembering Dewey's Pragmatist Social Epistemology in the Twenty-first Century
  • 4. Choosing Our History, Choosing Our Hopes: Truth and Reconciliation Between Our Past and Our Future
  • 5. Trying Deeper Democracy: Pragmatist Lessons from the American Experience
  • 6. The Continuously Planning City: Imperatives and Examples for Deepening Democracy
  • 7. The Hope of Democratic Living: Choosing Active Citizen Participation for Preferable Global Futures
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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