Radical Liberalism: The Political Philosophy of John Dewey / Maciej Kassner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kassner, Maciej, author.

Series:

Value Inquiry Book Series ; 419.

Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2026.

Value Inquiry Book Series ; 419

Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2026

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy.

Social & Political Philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (268 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : BRILL, 2026.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book presents a novel interpretation of John Dewey’s political thought as a form of radical liberalism. In the course of the argument, Dewey’s political views are compared to similar ideas put forward by Karl Polanyi, Karl Mannheim, and Bertrand Russell. As a result, the book offers an accessible introduction to Dewey's political philosophy in a rewarding reading for both specialists and newcomers.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1 Pragmatism: Rethinking Enlightenment

2 Radical Liberalism: a Response to Crisis of Liberal Tradition

3 On the Literature

4 Structure of the Argument

Chapter 1 Liberalism in the Age of Reconstruction

1 John Dewey and the Dilemmas of Interwar Liberalism

2 Development of Dewey's Political Thought until the End of the First World War

3 Crisis of Liberalism after the First World War

3.1 Crisis of Liberal Practice

3.2 Crisis of Liberal Theory

4 Radical Liberalism as a Philosophy of Social Reconstruction

4.1 Origins and Nature of Radical Liberalism

4.2 Human Nature and Conduct: Dewey's Theory of Social Change

5 Dewey in a Liberal Landscape

Chapter 2 Pragmatism as Reconstruction of the Liberal Reason

1 The Main Problem of Modernity

2 A Pragmatic Critique of Metaphysics

2.1 Anthropological Speculation: Holy and Lucky

2.2 A Critique of Greek Philosophy's Juxtaposition of Knowledge and Action

2.3 A Critique of Dualisms in Modern Philosophy

2.4 The Concept of Metaphysics

3 Pragmatic Theory of Thought and Action

3.1 Theory of Inquiry

3.2 Instrumentalism

3.3 Contextualism

3.4 Fallibilism

4 Pragmatic Ethics and Politics

4.1 Pragmatism, Philosophy, and Social Sciences

4.2 Facts and Values

4.3 Science and Democracy

4.4 Theory and Practice

5 Pragmatism and the Ethos of Liberalism

Chapter 3 The Political Philosophy of Radical Liberalism

1 Liberalism and Metaphysics

2 John Dewey's and Karl Polanyi's Critique of Laissez-Faire

2.1 Laissez-Faire as Metaphysics

2.2 Laissez-Faire as a Utopia

2.3 The Legacy of Laissez-Faireism

3 Main Concepts of Dewey's Liberalism

3.1 Liberty

3.2 Individualism

3.3 Equality

3.4 Progress

3.5 Rationality

3.6 Property

4 In Pursuit of a New Order.

4.1 Dewey and Russell: between Industrial Democracy and the "Praise of Idleness"

4.2 Dewey and Mannheim: Planning for Freedom

5 Freedom in a Complex Society

Chapter 4 Participatory Democracy and the Public Sphere

1 Does Pragmatism Provide a Philosophical Justification of Democracy?

2 Democracy as a System of Government and a Social Ideal

2.1 Liberalism and Democracy

2.2 Political and Social Meaning of Democracy

2.3 The Decline of Democratic Communities and the Tasks of Radical Democracy

2.4 Democratic Community and Social Divisions. Class, Religion, Gender, Nationality, and Race in John Dewey's Philosophy

3 The Public Sphere as the Area for Intelligent Social Problem Solving

3.1 The Birth and the Crisis of the Liberal Public

3.2 The Problem of the Public

3.3 The Public and Its Critics

4 John Dewey and the New Left

4.1 Searching for a Public in a Mass Society: Dewey and Mills

4.2 The Idea of Participatory Democracy

5 John Dewey and the Contemporary Theories of Democracy

Chapter 5 Politics of Radical Liberalism

1 The Philosopher on the Political Stage

2 Liberalism and Education

2.1 Liberal Education in Class Society

2.2 Formation of the Fallibilist Attitude

2.3 Education and Social Order

3 Radical Liberalism in the New Deal Era

3.1 Program of the New Party

3.2 Critique of the New Deal

3.3 John Dewey's Socialism

4 Radical Liberalism and Revolutionary Marxism

4.1 Trotsky's Trial

4.2 Means and Ends

4.3 Pragmatism versus Marxism

5 The Failure of Radical Liberalism

Conclusion: Pragmatism, Liberalism, Socialism

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-72211-4

9789004722118

OCLC:

1586550879

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004722118 DOI