Abstract

MATTAROLLO, Livio. Cooperative Inquiry and Growth as Moral End: The Place of Pluralism within John Dewey´s Idea of Democracy. Anal. filos. [online]. 2024, vol.44, n.1, pp.35-60.  Epub May 15, 2023. ISSN 1851-9636.  http://dx.doi.org/10.36446/af.e957.

The aim of this paper is to evaluate Robert Talisse’s criticism to John Dewey’s notion of democracy according to which the latter would be incompatible with rawlsian reasonable pluralism and would become oppressive because it is based on the moral ideal of growth. In order to achieve this goal, Talisse’s objection is reconstructed. Then, Dewey’s main arguments to support democracy —namely, experimentalist and formative arguments— are considered. Ultimately, it is argued that in Dewey’s terms, both ideas of democracy as cooperative social inquiry and growth as moral end give room to pluralism on own right.

Keywords : Growth; Democracy; Inquiry; Moral End; Pluralism.

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