Amy Gutmann Books
Amy Gutmann is a distinguished political theorist whose academic career spans critical analysis of democracy and justice. Her scholarly work delves into the philosophical underpinnings of political systems, examining the ethical considerations inherent in governance. Gutmann's approach is characterized by a rigorous intellectual engagement with complex societal issues, aiming to illuminate the pathways toward a more just and equitable future. Her contributions have significantly shaped discourse in political science and philosophy.
Eva's life is full of big balloons of questions that she carries around all day -- until she finds the answer she's looking for. A humorous and heart- warming bilingual story about young children's natural curiosity -- with warm and vibrant illustrations.
Democracy and disagreement
- 432 pages
- 16 hours of reading
The din and deadlock of public life in America highlight the deep disagreements permeating our democracy, characterized by political and moral divisions. Citizens and their representatives increasingly adopt extreme and intransigent positions, necessitating a better kind of public discussion. Amy Gutmann and Dennis Thompson advocate for "deliberative democracy," offering a principled framework for opponents to engage on moral and political issues. They illustrate how deliberative democracy can tackle contentious topics such as abortion, affirmative action, health care, and welfare, enabling diverse groups separated by class, race, religion, and gender to reason together. Their exploration goes beyond typical political theory by addressing both the principles of reasonable argument and their practical application. The authors propose that enhancing our capacity for moral argument is preferable to relegating disagreements to procedural politics or judicial institutions. This work presents a compelling approach to resolving significant moral disagreements and managing those that will inevitably persist, fostering a respectful dialogue among all participants.
Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven but Nobody Wants to Die
- 272 pages
- 10 hours of reading
Americans today pay far more for health care while having among the lowest life expectancies and highest infant mortality of any affluent nation. Gutmann and Moreno explain how bioethics came to dominate the national spotlight, leading and responding to a revolution in doctor-patient relations, a burgeoning world of organ transplants, and new reproductive technologies that benefit millions but create a host of legal and ethical challenges. They address head-on the most fundamental challenges in American health care, while exploring the American paradox of wanting to have it all without paying the price. --adapted from jacket
Democracy and the Welfare State
- 304 pages
- 11 hours of reading
The essays in this volume explore the moral foundations and the political prospects of the welfare state in the United States. Among the questions addressed are the following: Has public support for the welfare state faded? Can a democratic state provide welfare without producing dependency on welfare? Is a capitalist (or socialist) economy consistent with the preservation of equal liberty and equal opportunity for all citizens? Why and in what ways does the welfare state discriminate against women? Can we justify limiting immigration for the sake of safeguarding the welfare of Americans? How can elementary and secondary education be distributed consistently with democratic values? The volume confronts powerful criticisms that have been leveled against the welfare state by conservatives, liberals, and radicals and suggests reforms in welfare state programs that might meet these criticisms. The contributors are Joseph H. Carens, Jon Elster, Robert K. Fullinwider, Amy Gutmann, Jennifer L. Hochschild, Stanley Kelley, Jr., Richard Krouse, Michael McPherson, J. Donald Moon, Carole Pateman, Dennis Thompson, and Michael Walzer.-- "Economics and Philosophy"
Mstitel - Frederick Forsyth / Flirtování s Petem - Barbara Delinsky / Výročí - Amy Gutman / Podivný případ se psem - Mark Haddon
A new edition of the highly acclaimed book Multiculturalism and "The Politics of Recognition," this paperback brings together an even wider range of leading philosophers and social scientists to probe the political controversy surrounding multiculturalism. Charles Taylor's initial inquiry, which considers whether the institutions of liberal democratic government make room--or should make room--for recognizing the worth of distinctive cultural traditions, remains the centerpiece of this discussion. It is now joined by Jürgen Habermas's extensive essay on the issues of recognition and the democratic constitutional state and by K. Anthony Appiah's commentary on the tensions between personal and collective identities, such as those shaped by religion, gender, ethnicity, race, and sexuality, and on the dangerous tendency of multicultural politics to gloss over such tensions. These contributions are joined by those of other well-known thinkers, who further relate the demand for recognition to issues of multicultural education, feminism, and cultural separatism. Praise for the previous edition:
