The Promise of Democracy - 9781438430393
Un libro in lingua di Fred Dallmayr edito da State Univ of New York Pr, 2010
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"A new ethical concept of democracy as the cultivation and practice of civic virtues in a pluralistic setting is presented in this thoughtful and wide-ranging study. Drawing upon such figures as Aristotle, Montesquieu, Hegel, Dewey, Heidegger, Arendt, and Lefort, Fred Dallmayr emphasizes the need for civic education and practical-ethical engagement in all societies aspiring to be democratic. With reference to Middle Eastern societies and especially Iran, Dallmayr explores the possible compatibility between democracy and Islamic faith. In a similar vein, he discusses the strengths of Gandhian and Confucian democracy as possible correctives to current versions of "minimalist" democracy and the cult of laissez-faire liberalism and neoliberalism." "Addressing how to instill a democratic ethos in societies where corporations and elites exercise a great deal of power, The Promise of Democracy presents an inspired vision of democracy as popular "self-rule" in which ethical cultivation and self-transformation make possible a nondomineering kind of political agency. Against this background, Dallmayr casts democracy as a "promise," making room for the unlimited horizons opened up by a new understanding of liberty and equality."--BOOK JACKET.
Informazioni bibliografiche
- Titolo del Libro in lingua: The Promise of Democracy
- Sottotitolo: Political Agency and Transformation
- Lingua: English
- Autore: Fred Dallmayr
- Editore: State Univ of New York Pr
- Collana: State Univ of New York Pr (Hardcover)
- Data di Pubblicazione: 02 Gennaio '10
- Genere: POLITICAL SCIENCE
- Argomenti : Democracy Democracy Philosophy
- Pagine: 254
- Dimensioni mm: 228 x 158 x 25
- ISBN-10: 1438430396
- EAN-13: 9781438430393