McGandy The Active Life

Miller's Metaphysics of Democracy
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-7914-8286-5
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 252 Seiten

Reihe: SUNY series in the Philosophy of the Social Sciences

A sustained reflection on philosopher John William Miller and the metaphysical presuppositions and implications of democracy.

Autoren/Hrsg.

McGandy, Michael J.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Moderne Philosophische Disziplinen Pragmatismus

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
List of Abbreviations
Introduction: The Active and Contemplative Lives
1. A Metaphysics of Democracy?
1.1 Senses of Democracy
1.2 America's Antimetaphysical Tradition
1.3 Rorty's Challenge
1.4 Miller's Antimetaphysical Sympathies
1.5 Revisions of Metaphysics and History
1.6 Reinvigorating Criticism
1.7 Conclusion
2. Action
2.1 The Disclosure of Action
2.2 Dialectic and Definition
2.3 Dialectic and Action
2.4 Action as Constructive
2.5 Conclusion
3. Symbol
3.1 Symbolic Environment
3.2 The Midworld: Signs and Symbols
3.3 The Midworld: Symbols and Artifacts
3.4 Interpretation
3.5 Res Publicae
3.6 Conclusion 4. History
4.1 History as Constitutional
4.2 Fate, Demonry, Nemesis
4.3 Conflict, Revision, Action
4.4 Reflection and Autonomy
4.5 History and Philosophy
4.6 Conclusion
5. Democracy
5.1 The Metaphysics of Morals
5.2 Liberal Democracy
5.3 The State: Universality and Process
5.4 Democracy and Philosophy
5.5 Conclusion
Epilogue: The Scholar and the Citizen
Notes
References
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Michael J. McGandy is Associate Managing Editor for Norton Professional Books.