The Promise of Democracy: Political Agency and Transformation

by Fred R. Dallmayr

A new ethical concept of democracy as the cultivation and practice of civic virtues in a pluralistic setting is presented in this thoughtful and wide-ranging study. Drawing upon such figures as Aristotle, Montesquieu, Hegel, Dewey, Heidegger, Arendt, and Lefort, Fred Dallmayr emphasizes the need for civic education and practical-ethical engagement in all societies aspiring to be democratic. With reference to Middle Eastern societies and especially...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1438430396
• ISBN13: 9781438430393
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.2"