Deweyan experimentalism and the problem of method in political philosophy / Joshua Forstenzer.
This book proposes a pragmatist methodological framework for generating practically relevant political philosophy. It draws on John Dewey's social and political philosophy to develop an "experimentalist" method, thus charting a middle course between idealism and realism in political p...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Routledge, Taylor and Francis,
2019.
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| Edition: | 1 [edition] |
| Series: | Routledge studies in American philosophy.
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Table of Contents:
- The problem of method in political philosophy
- In pursuit of relevance: Dewey's pragmatist rejection of the quest for certainty
- Dewey's experimentalist conception of the role of philosophy
- Objecting to Dewey's philosophic ideal
- Dewey's call for democratic renewal
- Dewey's democratic ideal: democracy as a way of life
- Traditional objections to Deweyan democracy
- Deweyan democracy, Robert Talisse and the fact of reasonable pluralism
- The question of method: Deweyan experimentalism in political philosophy
- Experimentalism as a method for 21st century political philosophy: democratic innovation, participatory budgeting, and civic studies.