1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910456965903321

Autore

Knight Jack <1952->

Titolo

The priority of democracy [[electronic resource] ] : political consequences of pragmatism / / Jack Knight and James Johnson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Princeton [N.J.], : Princeton University Press, c2011

ISBN

1-283-15256-8

9786613152565

1-4008-4033-3

Edizione

[Course Book]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (343 p.)

Collana

A Princeton University Press e-book

Altri autori (Persone)

JohnsonJames <1955->

Disciplina

321.8

Soggetti

Democracy - Philosophy

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminaries -- Pragmatism and the problem of institutional design -- The appeal of decentralization -- The priority of democracy and the burden of justification -- Reconsidering the role of political argument in democratic politics -- Refining reflexivity -- Formal conditions : institutionalizing liberal guarantees -- Substantive conditions : pragmatism and effectiveness.

Sommario/riassunto

Pragmatism and its consequences are central issues in American politics today, yet scholars rarely examine in detail the relationship between pragmatism and politics. In The Priority of Democracy, Jack Knight and James Johnson systematically explore the subject and make a strong case for adopting a pragmatist approach to democratic politics--and for giving priority to democracy in the process of selecting and reforming political institutions. What is the primary value of democracy? When should we make decisions democratically and when should we rely on markets? And when should we accept the decisions of unelected officials, such as judges or bureaucrats? Knight and Johnson explore how a commitment to pragmatism should affect our answers to such important questions. They conclude that democracy is a good way of determining how these kinds of decisions should be made--even if what the democratic process determines is



that not all decisions should be made democratically. So, for example, the democratically elected U.S. Congress may legitimately remove monetary policy from democratic decision-making by putting it under the control of the Federal Reserve. Knight and Johnson argue that pragmatism offers an original and compelling justification of democracy in terms of the unique contributions democratic institutions can make to processes of institutional choice. This focus highlights the important role that democracy plays, not in achieving consensus or commonality, but rather in addressing conflicts. Indeed, Knight and Johnson suggest that democratic politics is perhaps best seen less as a way of reaching consensus or agreement than as a way of structuring the terms of persistent disagreement.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910461598503321

Titolo

Writing in the dark : phenomenological studies in interpretive inquiry / / edited by Max van Manen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2016

ISBN

1-315-41556-9

1-315-41557-7

1-62958-424-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (261 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

Van ManenMax

Disciplina

808/.0663

Soggetti

Phenomenology

Readers - Social sciences

Social sciences - Authorship

Qualitative research

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2015 by Left Coast Press, Inc.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Writing Phenomenology - Max van Manen; Chapter 2: Ritualized Experiences; The Nursing ""How Are You?"" - Brenda L. Cameron; Chapter 3: Aesthetic Experiences; Drawing



to Attention - Rose Montgomery-Whicher; Chapter 4: Common Experiences; ""The Look"" in Teacher's Performance Evaluation - Peggy Ann Howard; Chapter 5: Uncommon Experiences; Living with ""Obsessive Compulsive Disorder"" - Mary Haase; Chapter 6: Variable Experiences; Classroom Conversation - Shuying Li; Chapter 7: Novel Experiences; Keeping in Touch by Electronic Mail - Teresa Dobson

Chapter 8: Modern ExperiencesStepmothering - Verna Schmidt; Chapter 9: Ambiguous Experiences; Modes of Waiting - Mikio Fujita; Chapter 10: Ineffable Experiences; Memories of Breathing - Monica Clarke; Chapter 11: Forgotten Experiences; When a Child Feels Left Alone - Anna Kirova; Chapter 12: Remembered Experiences; Remembering the Childhood Loss of a Mother - Darlene L. Witte-Townsend; Chapter 13: Scientized Experiences; Experiencing Diagnosis - Yvonne Hayne; Chapter 14: Cultivated Experiences; Learning Retreat Meditation - Philo Hove; Chapter 15: Technological Experiences

Is there a Body in this Class? - Norm FriesenChapter 16: Writing in the Dark - Max van Manen

Sommario/riassunto

Bestselling author Max van Manen's Writing in the Dark brings together a wide range of studies of relevance to qualitative researchers and professional practitioners. Each of the sixteen original chapters by accomplished scholars serves as an example of how a different kind of human experience may be explored, and of how the methods used for investigating phenomena may contribute to the process of human understanding. Van Manen provides the opening and closing chapters for the book, and also an introduction to each selection. This book is a valuable and rich resource for people who would like