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John Dewey : the global public and its problems / John Narayan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Narayan, John, author.
- Series:
- Theory for a global age.
- Open Access e-Books
- Knowledge Unlatched
- Theory for a global age
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Dewey, John, 1859-1952--Political and social views.
- Dewey, John.
- Democracy--Philosophy.
- Democracy.
- Globalization--Philosophy.
- Globalization.
- Political science--United States--History--20th century.
- Political science.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 175 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Manchester, England : Manchester University Press, 2016.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "This book argues that John Dewey should be read as a philosopher of globalization rather than as a 'local' American philosopher. Although Dewey's political philosophy was rooted in late nineteenth and early twentieth century America, it was more importantly about the role of America in a globalized world. In returning to, and recovering the neglected global dimensions of Dewey's political philosophy, the book highlights how his insights about globalization and democracy can inform present theoretical debates. John Narayan traces the emergence of Dewey as a global democrat through an examination of his work from The public and its problems (1927) onwards. Narayan shows how Dewey sets out an evolutionary form of global and national democracy in his work, that has not been fully appreciated even by contemporary scholars of pragmatism, and which offers valuable lessons for the twenty-first century and for our own hopes for global democracy."
- Contents:
- Introduction: retrieving a ‘Global’ American philosopher
- 1. Creative democracy
- 2. The global democrat
- 3. The obstacles to creative democracy at home and abroad
- 4. Social intelligence and equality
- 5. New lessons from the old professor
- Conclusion: inheriting the task of creative democracy.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-164) and index.
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode
- Description based on print version record; resource not viewed.
- ISBN:
- 9781526141873
- 1526141876
- OCLC:
- 962071678
- Access Restriction:
- Unrestricted online access
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