Experiments in living together : how democracy drives social progress /
Over the past 70 years, the US has undergone major moral shifts surrounding gender, sexual orientation, & race. While these changes have been incomplete & imperfect, they nonetheless represent stunning improvements in the human condition which have been supported by democracy. While on its f...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
[2024]
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Over the past 70 years, the US has undergone major moral shifts surrounding gender, sexual orientation, & race. While these changes have been incomplete & imperfect, they nonetheless represent stunning improvements in the human condition which have been supported by democracy. While on its face democratic governance embodies the promise of protest, free expression, & social change, the recent surge of populism has provoked some cynicism about democracy & the potential ignorance & irrationality of democratic citizens. This debate raises questions around the role of democracy in social progress, democracy's definitive principles & ideals, & the tension between democracy's characteristic aspirations & the realities of real-world politics. Michael Fuerstein addresses these questions, presenting a fresh philosophical account of social progress that focuses on democracy. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 313 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0197784305 9780197784310 0197784313 9780197784297 0197784291 9780197784303 |