Building a Social Democracy: The Promise of Rhetorical Pragmatism

Author:   Robert Danisch
Publisher:   Lexington Books
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9781498517775


Pages:   342
Publication Date:   06 November 2015
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Robert Danisch
Publisher:   Lexington Books
Imprint:   Lexington Books
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 23.60cm
Weight:   0.635kg
ISBN:  

9781498517775


ISBN 10:   1498517773
Pages:   342
Publication Date:   06 November 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Chapter One: Richard Rorty and the Limits of the Linguistic Turn Chapter Two: Stanley Fish and the Limits of Anti-Foundationalism Chapter Three: Cornel West and the Quest for Deep Democracy Chapter Four: Richard McKeon's Philosophy of Rhetoric Chapter Five: Hugh Duncan's Sociology of Rhetoric and Kenneth Burke's Rhetoric of Identification Chapter Six: Social Democracy, Deliberative Ecologies, and Rhetorical Structures Chapter Seven: Artistry, Inquiry, and Rhetorical Citizenship Chapter Eight: Pluralism, Prudence, and Rhetorical Leadership

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In this accessible yet learned study, Robert Danisch provides a stimulating account of the relationship-in theory and, he hopes, in practice-between the traditions of rhetoric and pragmatism and the flourishing of a democratic public conversation marked by inclusive participation and social hope. Beginning with a distinction between philosophical and rhetorical pragmatism, Danisch offers acute analyses of the major figures in pragmatist thought and shows how by remaining largely on the level of theory, several of them (including me) block the realization of the political/social program implicit in the writings of Dewey and James. A must read for students of rhetoric and American philosophy. -- Stanley Fish, Florida International University and Benjamin Cardozo Law School Robert Danisch brings together a deep understanding of both pragmatist philosophy and rhetorical theory with a clear and persuasive account of politics as a social democracy. Danisch uses pragmatism and pragmatists to offer the grounds for a political theory of rhetoric which transcends strategy and function, and shows the path to a rhetoric which is at once constitutive and primed for action. -- William Keith, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, author of Democracy as Discussion: Civic Education and the American Forum Movement, Lexington Books Danisch performs intellectual alchemy, changing the philosophical questions of recent pragmatism into the gold of rhetorical concepts vital to the pursuit of a flourishing democracy. Majestic in its scope, his book represents a prescient reminder that how we have received pragmatism is not the only way to think through its complexities and potentials. Put simply, Building a Social Democracy is one of the most useful and thought-provoking works to emerge out of the meeting of the pragmatist and rhetorical traditions. -- Scott R. Stroud, University of Texas at Austin


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Robert Danisch is associate professor in the Department of Drama and Speech Communication at the University of Waterloo.

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