ISBN 9780271055695 | 0271055693 Textbooks - "The Public and Its Problems An Essay in Political Inquiry" by John Dewey

Author: John Dewey
ISBN 10: 0271055693
ISBN 13: 9780271055695
Edition: annotated edition
Release: October 9, 2012
Format: Hardcover (192 pages)
List Price: $69.95
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Tags: Children's Books, Reference & Nonfiction, Philosophy,

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The revival of interest in pragmatism and its practical relevance for democracy has prompted a reconsideration of John Dewey s political philosophy. Dewey s 1927 work The Public and Its Problems constitutes his richest and most systematic meditation on the future of democracy in an age of mass communication, governmental bureaucracy, social complexity, and pluralism. Drawing on his previous writings and prefiguring his later thinking, Dewey argues for the importance of civic participation and clarifies the meaning and role of the state, the proper relationship between the public and experts, and the source of democracy s legitimacy. These themes remain as important today as they were when Dewey first engaged them, and this is the work to which scholars consistently turn when assessing Dewey s conception of democracy and what might be imagined for democracy in our own time.In this carefully annotated edition, Melvin L. Rogers provides an introductory essay that elucidates the philosophical and historical background of The Public and Its Problems while explaining the key ideas of the book. He also provides a helpful biographical outline of Dewey s life and bibliographical essay for further reading to assist student and scholar alike.

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