Abstract
Pragmatism and Justice is an interdisciplinary volume of new and seminal essays by political philosophers, social theorists, and scholars of pragmatism. The essays that comprise Pragmatism and Justice explore how the tradition of American pragmatist thought provides resources for understanding more clearly the idea of justice and for responding more efficaciously to a world rife with injustice. Treating both major canonical figures, like Peirce, James, Dewey, Holmes, Addams, Mead, and Royce, and more recently recognized perspectives, including W.E.B. Du Bois, Anna Julia Cooper, Alain Locke, and Mary Parker Follett, essays in the volume investigate the implications of a pragmatist methodological orientation to justice, explore how pragmatism’s special tools can be put in the service of overcoming oppression, and reflect on the encounter between pragmatism and some central debates in liberal and democratic theory.
| Original language | American English |
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| Place of Publication | New York, NY |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-0190459260 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-0190459239, 978-0190459246 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2017 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Pragmatism
- Justice
- John Dewey
- William James
- Richard Rorty
- W.E.B. Du Bois
- Oppression
- Political Legitimacy
- Epistemic Injustice
- Insurrectionist Ethics