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Democracy and conflict : Kenneth Arrow's impossibility theorem and John Dewey's pragmatism / Frederic R. Kellogg.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kellogg, Frederic Rogers, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Democracy--Philosophy.
- Democracy.
- Conflict (Psychology).
- Pragmatism.
- Arrow, Kenneth J. (Kenneth Joseph), 1921-2017--Political and social views.
- Arrow, Kenneth J.
- Dewey, John, 1859-1952--Political and social views.
- Dewey, John.
- Social choice.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 165 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Lexington Books, [2024]
- Summary:
- "This book develops John Dewey's broad conception of social conflict as a natural process of discovery and preference adjustment, resolving Kenneth Arrow's famous theorem of the impossibility of ordering diverse preferences through voting. It addresses the nature and resolution of today's urgent problems and political polarization"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Kenneth Arrow's General Possibility Theorem
- Dewey's Agonistic Pragmatism
- Problematic conflict and transformation
- Dewey's naturalized utilitarianism
- Agonistic deliberation
- Uncertainty and legal theory
- Legal principles
- Empirical naturalism in law
- Naturalizing objectivity
- Dewey's democracy and conflict.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1924 Book Fund.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Kellogg, Frederic Rogers Democracy and conflict
- ISBN:
- 9781793654281
- 179365428X
- OCLC:
- 1409214605
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