International Perspectives on Pragmatism

Author/creator Hare, Peter H. Author
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNewcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publisher
Description285 p. ill
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Other author/creatorWeber, Michel Author
Other author/creatorSwindler, J. K. Author
Other author/creatorPastae, Oana-Maria Author
Other author/creatorCuteanu, Cerasel Author
Summary Annotation International Perspectives on Pragmatism combines, In a very appealing manner, a pragmatist approach of democracy with practical politics and history of ideas. The result is a meditation on contemporary society, while in the background there is a continuous debate on the concept of democracy, As defining mark of Western culture. Both its critics and its supporters talk about a decay of democracy, which would not justify an idealist perspective anymore. Arguments for this transpire from both the practical politics section of the volume, As well as from the second part that focuses more on the theoretical side of the discussion on democracy. On a more practical direction, there are contributors maintaining the idea that democracy is corrupt (and examples from today's world are offered), while the theoretical perspective brings up the Rortian view, manifested through the well-known debate between the foundationalist And The anti-foundationalist perspectives.<br />There's also a very interesting debate on community and art, from a pragmatist point of view, which offers the volume a special serenity.
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