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Afghanistan: Prospects For Peace And Democratic Governance And The War On Terrorism, Muna Ndulo
Afghanistan: Prospects For Peace And Democratic Governance And The War On Terrorism, Muna Ndulo
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
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Invisible Foundations: Science, Democracy, And Faith Among The Pragmatists, Patrick J. Deneen
Invisible Foundations: Science, Democracy, And Faith Among The Pragmatists, Patrick J. Deneen
Pragmatism, Law and Governmentality
Today science is almost universally regarded as an ally of democracy. Religion - once viewed by Tocqueville as the great support of democratic mores, in contrast to the materialism of then-contemporary atheists who threatened to undermine democratic commitments - is now viewed by many as antithetical to the openness and provisionality that marks both science and democracy. As framed by the neo-pragmatist Richard Rorty, religion is a "conversation-stopper," the very definition of anti-democratic, anti-scientific anti-pragmatism.
Whereas a pragmatic form of faith, notably "democratic faith," secures belief in an ever improving future, the "politics of skepticism" is reinforced by the initial …
The Democratization Process And Structural Adjustment In Africa, Muna Ndulo
The Democratization Process And Structural Adjustment In Africa, Muna Ndulo
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.