Michael Fuerstein

Experiments in Living Together (eBook, ePUB)

How Democracy Drives Social Progress

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Michael Fuerstein explores how democracy drives social progress despite the potential ignorance and irrationality of democratic citizens, arguing that democracy enables "experiments in living": innovations in social practice that transform social emotions and identities and cultivate moral learning.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 328
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Oktober 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780197784303
• Artikelnr.: 72260047

Autorenporträt

Michael Fuerstein is Professor of Philosophy at Saint Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota. As a founding member of the Society for Progress, he also works regularly with executives and MBA students from around the world to help integrate business practice and societal progress. His work has received awards from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy at Columbia University, and the Center for Cultural Analysis at Rutgers University, among others.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Introduction: Doubters and Demagogues
Chapter 2: Barriers to Change
Chapter 3: Joint Flourishing
Chapter 4: Experiments in Living Together
Chapter 5: Falling Short
Chapter 6: Democratic Rationality is Social
Chapter 7: Truth, Progress, and the Will of the People
Chapter 8: What is the Lesson of Donald Trump for Democracy?
Works Cited
Index