The Public and Its Problems : An Essay in Political Inquiry

Resumen del libro

More than six decades after John Dewey's death, his political philosophy is undergoing a revival. With renewed interest in pragmatism and its implications for democracy in an age of mass communication, bureaucracy, and ever-increasing social complexities, Dewey's The Public and Its Problems, first published in 1927, remains vital to any discussion of today's political issues. This edition of The Public and Its Problems, meticulously annotated and interpreted with fresh insight by Melvin L.

Rogers, radically updates the previous version published by Swallow Press. Rogers's introduction locates Dewey's work within its philosophical and historical context and explains its key ideas for a contemporary readership. Biographical information and a detailed bibliography round out this definitive edition, which will be essential to students and scholars both.

Biografía del autor

Ángel Manuel Faerna, catedrático de Filosofía de la Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, es especialista en pragmatismo clásico y contemporáneo. Autor de diversos libros y ensayos sobre la teoría pragmatista del conocimiento, ha traducido obras de George Santayana (Escepticismo y fe animal, 2011) y Richard Rorty (Verdad y progreso. Escritos filosóficos 3, 2000). Fue codirector del volumen colectivo John Dewey. Una estética de este mundo (Prensas de la Universidad de Zaragoza, 2018) y editor y traductor de las antologías de Dewey Teoría de la valoración. Un debate con el positivismo sobre la dicotomía de hechos y valores (2008) y La miseria de la epistemología. Ensayos de pragmatismo (2000).