| Democratic Problem-Solving: Dialogues in Social Epistemology Contributor(s): Cruickshank, Justin (Author), Sassower, Raphael (Author) |
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ISBN: 1786600919 ISBN-13: 9781786600912 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $55.44 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Epistemology - Philosophy | Political - Social Science | Sociology - Social Theory |
| Dewey: 306.2 |
| LCCN: 2017012189 |
| Series: Collective Studies in Knowledge and Society |
| Physical Information: 0.71" H x 6" W x 9" (1.02 lbs) 314 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: To what extent is neoliberalism undermining democracy and distorting the values of science? Can and should science be treated as an exemplar for a more dialogic democracy? Are universities and public intellectuals able to develop a more dialogically engaged public? What role should there be for 'experts' in a more dialogic democracy? Does information and communications technology present a potential to enhance democracy or increase the control and manipulation of knowledge and the public by corporations? This timely volume explores these pressing questions, in a dialogue based on developing and applying the recovery of the 'critical Popper', which highlights his contemporary relevance to the critique of neoliberal political economy in the age of technocapitalism. This book will be discussed in an online roundable on the Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective. Information about the SERRC can be found here: https: //social-epistemology.com/ |
Contributor Bio(s): Cruickshank, Justin: - Justin Cruickshank is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Birmingham. He is the author of Realism and Sociology (2002) and editor of Critical Realism: The Difference it Makes (2003).Sassower, Raphael: - Raphael Sassower is Professor and Chair of Philosophy at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. He is the author or co-author of eighteen books, including The Price of Public Intellectuals (2014), Religion and Sports in American Culture (2014), Digital Exposure: Postmodern Postcapitalism (2013) and Solo: Postmodern Explorations (2011). |