Green Pragmatism and Social Hope

Deepening Democracy in Global Contexts
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-231-51822-2
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 304 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

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Autoren/Hrsg.

Green, Judith

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Globalisierung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Demokratie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

Judith M. Green is associate professor of philosophy and codirector of women's studies at Fordham University. She specializes in social and political philosophy, pragmatism, Africana philosophy, and feminist theory. She also serves as a consultant on citizen participation in urban planning. Her previous book was Deep Democracy: Community, Diversity, and Transformation.