Deep Democracy Community, Diversity, and Transformation

by Green, Judith M.

• ISBN13: 9780847692712
• ISBN10: 084769271X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-10-13
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

Deeply understood, democracy is more than a _formal_ institutional framework for which America provides the model, acting as a preferable alternative to the modern totalitarian regimes that have distorted social life around the world. At its core, as John Dewey understood, democracy is a realistic ideal, a desired and desirable future possibility that is yet-to-be. In this period of global crises in differing cultures, a shared environment, and an increasingly globalized political economy, this book provides a clear contemporary articulation of deep democracy that can guide an evolutionary deepening of democratic institutions, of habits of the heart, and of the processes of education and social inquiry that support them.

Author Biography

Judith M. Green teaches philosophy at Fordham University in New York City.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	iii
Introduction	v
The Diverse Community or the Unoppressive City: Which Ideal for a Transformative Politics of Difference?	1	(13)
Transformative Communication toward Democratic Communities: Pragmatism or Critical Theory?	14	(40)
Introduction	14	(2)
Preliminary Critical-Reconstructive Negotiations: Pragmatism and Critical Theory	16	(17)
Toward a Comprehensive Philosophy of Democratic Transformation	33	(8)
Differing Voices at the Theory Table: Feminism and Cultural Pluralism	41	(7)
Some Concluding Thoughts: Give Peace a Chance	48	(6)
The Deeply Democratic Community: Reconstructing Dewey's Transformative Ideal	54	(41)
Introduction	54	(1)
Diversity within Dewey's Contextualized Discussions of the Democratic Ideal	55	(7)
Democratic Education as Growth of the Individual, Culture, and Society	62	(9)
Cross-Difference Coalitions and Diverse, Deeply Democratic Communities	71	(4)
Intelligent Communication within Democratic Transformative Social Inquiry	75	(10)
Ongoing Evaluation and Redirection to Reflect Transformative Experience	85	(5)
Effective Coordination and Stabilization of Long-Term Transformative Action	90	(3)
Conclusion	93	(2)
Cosmopolitan Unity Amidst Valued Diversity: Alain Locke's Vision of Deeply Democratic Transformation	95	(40)
Introduction	95	(3)
Race Contacts, Cultural Imperialism, and the Transformative Power of the Arts	98	(9)
Locke's Culturally Pluralistic, Feeling-Focused Theory of Valuation	107	(11)
Critical-Empirical Social Science: ``Anthropology in the Broadest Sense''	118	(5)
Democratic Cooperation across Historically Contested Differences	123	(3)
Intellectual Transformation and Critical Multicultural Education	126	(3)
Transformative Cultural Democracy and the Neocapitalist Empire	129	(6)
Prophetic Pragmatism: King, West, and the Beloved Community	135	(35)
Introduction	135	(3)
King's Prophetic and Pragmatic Transformative Framework	138	(11)
The Beloved Community as Location and Goal of Transformative Struggle	149	(8)
West and the Future of Prophetic Pragmatism	157	(9)
Conclusion	166	(4)
Transforming World Capitalisms through Radical Pragmatism: Economy, Law, and Democracy	170	(28)
Introduction	171	(1)
Why the World Needs a New Approach to Political Economy	172	(5)
Radical Pragmatist Transformative Praxis: Economy, Law, and Democracy	177	(12)
Transforming Neocapitalist Economic Theory through Radical Pragmatism	189	(6)
Conclusion	195	(3)
Deepening Democracy: Rebuilding the Public Square	198	(23)
Introduction	198	(2)
Symptoms, Causes, and Solutions of Our Problems in the Public Square	200	(9)
The Transformative Arc: From Cross-Difference Coalition to Beloved Community	209	(7)
Deepening Democracy by Rebuilding the Public Square: Toward a General Model	216	(1)
The Role of Philosophers in Deepening Democracy: A Call to Active Engagement	217	(4)
Bibliography	221	(14)
Index	235	(10)
About the Author	245