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Pragmatist philosopher William James has long been deemed a dubious guide to ethical reasoning. William James and the Quest for an Ethical Republic overturns such thinking, demonstrating the consistency and coherence of James's efforts to develop a flexibl.... Read More about William James and the Quest for an Ethical Republic (Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History)

Pragmatist philosopher William James has long been deemed a dubious guide to ethical reasoning. This book overturns such thinking, demonstrating the coherence of James's efforts to develop a flexible but rigorous framework for individuals and societies seeking freedom, meaning, and justice in a worl... Read More about William James and the Quest for an Ethical Republic (Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History)

For decades, Woodrow Wilson has been remembered as either a paternalistic liberal or reactionary conservative at home and as a naïve idealist or cynical imperialist abroad. Historians’ harsh judgments of Wilson are understandable. He won two elections by promising a deliberative democratic process t... Read More about Power without Victory: Woodrow Wilson and the American Internationalist Experiment

For decades, Woodrow Wilson has been remembered as either a paternalistic liberal or reactionary conservative at home and as a naïve idealist or cynical imperialist abroad. Historians’ harsh judgments of Wilson are understandable. He won two elections by promising a deliberative democratic process t... Read More about Power without Victory: Woodrow Wilson and the American Internationalist Experiment