Experiments in living together : how democracy drives social progress / Michael Fuerstein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fuerstein, Michael, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy--Social aspects--United States.

Democracy.

Progress.

Democracy--Philosophy.

United States--Social conditions.

United States.

United States--Politics and government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (278 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2024]

Summary:

Over the past 70 years, the US has undergone major moral shifts surrounding gender, sexual orientation, & race. While these changes have been incomplete & imperfect, they nonetheless represent stunning improvements in the human condition which have been supported by democracy. While on its face democratic governance embodies the promise of protest, free expression, & social change, the recent surge of populism has provoked some cynicism about democracy & the potential ignorance & irrationality of democratic citizens. This debate raises questions around the role of democracy in social progress, democracy's definitive principles & ideals, & the tension between democracy's characteristic aspirations & the realities of real-world politics. Michael Fuerstein addresses these questions, presenting a fresh philosophical account of social progress that focuses on democracy.

Contents:

Introduction : doubters and demagogues

Barriers to change

Joint flourishing

Experiments in living together

Falling short

Democratic rationality is social

Truth, progress, and the will of the people

What is the lesson of Donald Trump for democracy?

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on September 5, 2024).

ISBN:

9780197784310

0197784313

9780197784303

0197784305

9780197784297

0197784291

OCLC:

1452597819