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  • Civic Solitude

    Why Democracy Needs Distance

    by Robert B. Talisse ...
    An internet search of the phrase "this is what democracy looks like" returns thousands of images of people assembled in public for the purpose of collective action. But is group collaboration truly the defining feature of effective democracy? Robert B. Talisse suggests that while group action is essential to democracy, action without reflection can present insidious challenges, as individuals' ... Read more

    $28.79 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Overdoing Democracy

    Why We Must Put Politics in its Place

    by Robert B. Talisse ...
    We live in an age of political polarization. As political beliefs on the left and the right have been pulled closer to the extremes, so have our social environments: we seldom interact with those with whom we don't see eye to eye. Making matters worse, we are being appealed to--by companies, products, and teams, for example--based on our deep-seated, polarized beliefs. Our choice of Starbucks or ... Read more

    $20.79 CAD

  • Sustaining Democracy

    What We Owe to the Other Side

    by Robert B. Talisse ...
    Democracy is not easy. Citizens who disagree sharply about politics must nonetheless work together as equal partners in the enterprise of collective self-government. Ideally, this work would be conducted under conditions of mutual civility, with opposed citizens nonetheless recognizing one another's standing as political equals. But when the political stakes are high, and the opposition seems to ... Read more

    $28.79 CAD

  • Democracy After Liberalism

    Pragmatism and Deliberative Politics

    by Robert Talisse ...
    This book critically evaluates liberalism, the dominant attempt in the tradition of political philosophy to provide a philosophical foundation for democracy, and argues for a conception of deliberative democracy to meet this need. ... Read more

    $97.55 CAD

  • Pluralism and Liberal Politics

    by Robert Talisse ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy
    In this book, Robert Talisse critically examines the moral and political implications of pluralism, the view that our best moral thinking is indeterminate and that moral conflict is an inescapable feature of the human condition. Through a careful engagement with the work of William James, Isaiah Berlin, John Rawls, and their contemporary followers, Talisse distinguishes two broad types of moral ... Read more

    $114.04 CAD

  • Engaging Political Philosophy

    An Introduction

    by Robert B. Talisse ...
    Engaging Political Philosophy introduces readers to the central problems of political philosophy. Presuming no prior work in the area, the book explores the fundamental philosophical questions regarding freedom, authority, justice, and democracy. More than a survey of the central figures and texts, Engaging Political Philosophy takes readers on a philosophical exploration of the core of the field, ... Read more

    $89.31 CAD

  • Democracy and Moral Conflict

    by Robert B. Talisse ...
    Why democracy? Most often this question is met with an appeal to some decidedly moral value, such as equality, liberty, dignity or even peace. But in contemporary democratic societies, there is deep disagreement and conflict about the precise nature and relative worth of these values. And when democracy votes, some of those who lose will see the prevailing outcome as not merely disappointing, but ... Read more

    $50.39 CAD

  • A Pragmatist Philosophy of Democracy

    by Robert B. Talisse ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy
    In recent years there has been a renewed interest in American pragmatism. In political philosophy, the revival of pragmatism has led to a new appreciation for the democratic theory of John Dewey.In this book, Robert B. Talisse advances a series of pragmatic arguments against Deweyan democracy. Particularly, Talisse argues that Deweyan democracy cannot adequately recognize pluralism, the fact that ... Read more

    Was $114.99 CAD Now $101.68 CAD

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    Civic Solitude

    Why Democracy Needs Distance

    by Robert B. Talisse ...
    Narrated by AI Voice Audovia Michael Vincent ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 51 min

    An internet search of the phrase "this is what democracy looks like" returns thousands of images of people assembled in public for the purpose of collective action. But is group collaboration truly the defining feature of effective democracy? Robert B. Talisse suggests that while group action is essential to democracy, action without reflection can present insidious challenges, as individuals' ... Read more

    $26.10 CAD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Political Argument in a Polarized Age

    Reason and Democratic Life

    by Scott F. Aikin, Robert B. Talisse ...
    From obnoxious public figures to online trolling and accusations of “fake news”, almost no one seems able to disagree without hostility. But polite discord sounds farfetched when issues are so personal and fundamental that those on opposing sides appear to have no common ground. How do you debate the “enemy”?Philosophers Scott Aikin and Robert Talisse show that disagreeing civilly, even with your ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • The Routledge Companion to Pragmatism

    Edited by Scott F. Aikin, Robert B. Talisse ...
    Series series Routledge Philosophy Companions
    The Routledge Companion to Pragmatism offers 44 cutting-edge chapters—written specifically for this volume by an international team of distinguished researchers—that assess the past, present, and future of pragmatism. Going beyond the exposition of canonical texts and figures, the collection presents pragmatism as a living philosophical idiom that continues to devise promising theses in ... Read more

    $90.68 CAD

  • The Democracy Reader

    From Classical to Contemporary Philosophy

    Edited by Steven M. Cahn, Andrew T. Forcehimes, Robert B. Talisse ...
    This timely anthology gathers forty historical and contemporary treatments of democracy. Short introductions precede each reading and a general introduction increases student comprehension across the spectrum of readings. This volume is ideal for both the undergraduate and graduate students in political theory and philosophy courses.Historical readings include selections from Plato, Aristotle, ... Read more

    $71.69 CAD