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Pragmatism and Social Hope: Deepening Democracy in Global Contexts
Judith M. Green
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Description for Pragmatism and Social Hope: Deepening Democracy in Global Contexts
Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 534.
Since 9/11, citizens of all nations have been searching for a democratic public philosophy that provides practical and inspiring answers to the problems of the twenty-first century. Drawing on the wisdom of past and present pragmatist thinkers, Judith M. Green maps a contemporary form of citizenship that emphasizes participation and cooperation and reclaims the critical role of social movements and nongovernmental organizations. Starting with empowering processes of storytelling, truth and reconciliation, and collaborative vision-questing that allow individuals to give voice and new meaning to their loss, anxiety, and hope, Green frames cooperative inquiries to guide transformative actions. From this "second ... Read more
Since 9/11, citizens of all nations have been searching for a democratic public philosophy that provides practical and inspiring answers to the problems of the twenty-first century. Drawing on the wisdom of past and present pragmatist thinkers, Judith M. Green maps a contemporary form of citizenship that emphasizes participation and cooperation and reclaims the critical role of social movements and nongovernmental organizations. Starting with empowering processes of storytelling, truth and reconciliation, and collaborative vision-questing that allow individuals to give voice and new meaning to their loss, anxiety, and hope, Green frames cooperative inquiries to guide transformative actions. From this "second ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231144582
SKU
V9780231144582
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About Judith M. Green
Judith M. Green is associate professor of philosophy and codirector of women's studies at Fordham University. She specializes in social and political philosophy, pragmatism, Africana philosophy, and feminist theory. She also serves as a consultant on citizen participation in urban planning. Her previous book was Deep Democracy: Community, Diversity, and Transformation.
Reviews for Pragmatism and Social Hope: Deepening Democracy in Global Contexts
Pragmatism and Social Hope is an important contribution. Judith M. Green revives a strand of American pragmatism that was evident in the progressive movements of the first decades of the twentieth century but has, for the most part, been dormant through successive periods of positivism, radicalism, and postmodernism (together with its cousin, neopragmatism). Her book demonstrates how a robust version ... Read more