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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 The Public and Its Problems (1927) 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 biographical outline of Dewey’s life and bibliographical notes to assist student and scholar alike.
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Melvin Rogers s edition of The Public and Its Problems is skillfully tailored to meet the needs of teachers, rather than scholars. Rogers takes great care in helping contemporary students see how Dewey speaks immediately to the same issues taken up by Rawls, Nozick, Dworkin, Kymlicka, Sandel, and others. The book is an influential and profitable contribution. Vincent M. Colapietro, The Pennsylvania State University"
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Melvin L. Rogers is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Emory University.
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- PublisherPenn State University Press
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 0271055707
- ISBN 13 9780271055701
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages204
- EditorRogers Melvin L.
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