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Pragmatist Politics : Making the Case for Liberal Democracy.
In our current age of cynicism, John McGowan suggests that the time is right to take a fresh look at pragmatism, the philosophy of American democracy. As McGowan shows, pragmatism can be an inspiring alternative to the despair that seems to dominate contemporary American politics. Pragmatist Politic...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Minnesota :
University of Minnesota Press,
2012.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. Political Science and Policy Studies Supplement II. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In our current age of cynicism, John McGowan suggests that the time is right to take a fresh look at pragmatism, the philosophy of American democracy. As McGowan shows, pragmatism can be an inspiring alternative to the despair that seems to dominate contemporary American politics. Pragmatist Politics is passionate and convincing, both heartfelt and clear-eyed. It offers an expansive vision of what the United States could be and should be. From John Dewey and William James, McGowan derives a history of democracy as a way of life, characterized by a distinctive ethos and based on an understanding. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (265 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780816682539 0816682534 |