Democracy, culture and human development in John Dewey and Martha Nussbaum

This work is an attempt to contribute on the perennial question, how community life should be organized for human beings to achieve their basic aspirations of development? Drawing from the thoughts of Dewey and Nussbaum, this work offers democracy as a superior form of social organization. Democracy...

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Main Author: Ezeanochie, Chinedu Vincent 1979- (Author)
Corporate Author: Pontificia Università Gregoriana (Degree granting institution)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Roma G&B Press 2021
Roma Pontificia università gregoriana 2021
In: Tesi gregoriana / Serie filosofia (42)
Year: 2021
Series/Journal:Tesi gregoriana / Serie filosofia 42
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Dewey, John 1859-1952 / Nussbaum, Martha Craven 1947- / Democracy / Culture / Development / Education / Sense of responsibility / Reason
IxTheo Classification:NCB Personal ethics
NCC Social ethics
NCD Political ethics
VA Philosophy
ZC Politics in general
Further subjects:B Thesis
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Summary:This work is an attempt to contribute on the perennial question, how community life should be organized for human beings to achieve their basic aspirations of development? Drawing from the thoughts of Dewey and Nussbaum, this work offers democracy as a superior form of social organization. Democracy is superior not because it serves the interest of the majority but because of the values promoted by democracy which include but not limited to freedom, equality, interaction and deliberation. However, given that Dewey's and Nussbaum's understanding of democracy is rooted in the American experience, the question is, is their proposition that community life be reconstructed along the line of democracy not a tool for cultural domination and hegemony? Though the values and principles of democracy must have been thought out at a particular time, in a certain historical context, it does not mean they cannot be applied to other cultures. They are valid for all peoples and cultures because they are necessary for living a life that has worth and autonomy. Then again, for Dewey and Nussbaum, though every culture has the potential for democratization, it is education that facilitates it. This work proposes liberal education because it is the kind of education that leads to the emergence of reasonable and responsible subjects. In a democracy, where reasonableness and responsibility are the defining attributes of the individual, the model of citizenship that emerges will likely be richer and broader.
Item Description:J. Dewey (1859-1952); M. Nussbaum (1947-)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-309) and indexes
ISBN:887839453X