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Democracy and conflict : Kenneth Arrow's impossibility theorem and John Dewey's pragmatism
Title
Democracy and conflict : Kenneth Arrow's impossibility theorem and John Dewey's pragmatism / Frederic R. Kellogg.
ISBN
9781793654281
179365428X
9781793654298
Publication
Lanham : Lexington Books, [2024]
Physical Description
xvii, 165 pages ; 24 cm
Summary
"This book develops John Dewey's broad conception of social conflict as a natural process of discovery and preference adjustment, resolving Kenneth Arrow's famous theorem of the impossibility of ordering diverse preferences through voting. It addresses the nature and resolution of today's urgent problems and political polarization"-- Provided by publisher.
Other formats
Online version: Kellogg, Frederic Rogers Democracy and conflict Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2024]
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
March 14, 2024
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Kenneth Arrow's General Possibility Theorem
Dewey's Agonistic Pragmatism
Problematic conflict and transformation
Dewey's naturalized utilitarianism
Agonistic deliberation
Uncertainty and legal theory
Legal principles
Empirical naturalism in law
Naturalizing objectivity
Dewey's democracy and conflict.
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