Genuine Individuals and Genuine Communities: A Roycean Public Philosophy (Vanderbilt Library of American Philosophy) - Hardcover

Kegley, Jacqueline Ann K.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0826512860 ISBN 13: 9780826512864

Publisher: Vanderbilt University Press, 1997

Synopsis

A cogent blueprint for the development of a "public philosophy" that integrates shared principles and values into our troubled social structure and articulates a consensus vision of society's future.

The continuing vitality of American thought stems, to a large extent, from the application of its historical roots embedded in contemporary problems and issues. Yet for some time the signal contributions of Josiah Royce (1855-1916) have been overlooked in the formulation and shaping of critical areas of public policy. In this brilliantly articulated new book, ethicist Jacquelyn Kegley carefully explicates and enlarges the scope of Roycean thought and shows that Royce's views on public philosophy have direct and valuable application to current social problems.

Working from the assumption that issues of family, education, and health care are not merely exigent political tempests but areas of genuine, long-lasting concern, Kegley opens fresh perspectives on Royce's philosophy by introducing and applying his ideas to discussions of how we care for ourselves and our society today. She analyzes Roycean criteria that can be successfully used to nourish developmental stages within families, promote intellectual and social growth in schooling and scholarship, and sustain physical and mental well-being throughout the life cycle.

Genuine Individuals and Genuine Communities should be a springboard for the reassessment of contemporary public policy and the reapplication of the American philosophical legacy to current issues and decisions. Kegley's work serves as a solid contribution both to public philosophy and to the continued vitality of American thought, and it extends the range of both.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

The continuing vitality of American thought stems, to a large extent, from the application of its historical roots to contemporary problems and issues. Yet for some time the signal contributions of Josiah Royce (1855-1916) have been overlooked in the formulation and shaping of critical areas of public policy. In this brilliantly articulated book, ethicist Jacquelyn Kegley carefully explicates and enlarges the scope of Roycean thought and shows that Royce's views on public philosophy have direct and valuable application to current social problems.

About the Author:

Jacquelyn Ann K. Kegley is the Trustees' Outstanding Professor of Philosophy and Senior Associate at the Kegley Institute of Ethics at California State University, Bakersfield.

About this edition

• Publisher: Vanderbilt University Press
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0826512860
• ISBN 13: 9780826512864
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 272