The priority of democracy : political consequences of pragmatism

The priority of democracy : political consequences of pragmatism / Jack Knight and James Johnson.

Pragmatism and its consequences are central issues in American politics today, yet scholars rarely examine in detail the relationship between pragmatism and politics. In The Priority of Democracy, Jack Knight and James Johnson systematically explore the subject and make a strong case for adopting a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Knight, Jack, 1952-
Other Authors: Johnson, James, 1955-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton [N.J.] : Princeton University Press, ©2011.
Series:A Princeton University Press e-book
Subjects:
Democracy > Philosophy.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Ideologies > Democracy.
Democracy > Philosophy
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminaries
  • Pragmatism and the problem of institutional design
  • The appeal of decentralization
  • The priority of democracy and the burden of justification
  • Reconsidering the role of political argument in democratic politics
  • Refining reflexivity
  • Formal conditions : institutionalizing liberal guarantees
  • Substantive conditions : pragmatism and effectiveness.

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