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Pragmatist Political Philosophy
Author(s) -
Talisse Robert B.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
philosophy compass
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.973
H-Index - 25
ISSN - 1747-9991
DOI - 10.1111/phc3.12102
Subject(s) - pragmatism , criticism , perfectionism (psychology) , democracy , epistemology , politics , political philosophy , philosophy , sociology , political science , psychology , law , social psychology
This essay surveys three prominent trends in current pragmatist political philosophy: Deweyan Democratic Perfectionism, Rortyan Ironism, and Pragmatist Epistemic Deliberativism. After articulating the main commitments of each view, the author raises philosophical problems each must confront. The essay closes with the more general criticism that pragmatist political theory has been nearly exclusively focused on democracy, but needs to address additional topics.