Democracy and conflict : Kenneth Arrow's impossibility theorem and John Dewey's pragmatism / Frederic R. Kellogg.

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.
Abstract "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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Kellogg, Frederic Rogers Democracy and conflict Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2024] 9781793654298
LCCN 2023046297
ISBN9781793654281
ISBN179365428X hardcover
ISBNelectronic publication

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