Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
5-2002
Abstract
This article questions the nature of the philosophical commitment to the problem of 'the public' in modernity. To what extent does the natural form of the public determine the use and value of the instruments of pragmatism in the public-private divide. In this interpretation, John Dewey's ideas about 'the public' are presented in terms of how to solve a specific problem through what he sees as 'co-operative inquiry'. The article also examines the role of public space in the process of democratization through the potential of co-operative inquiry. More often than not, it appears that the politics of public space may be both detrimental and/or beneficial to its end-users in China, Europe, the Americas, Africa, and the rest of Asia.
Keywords
democracy, political theory, public space
Discipline
Philosophy | Urban Studies and Planning
Research Areas
Humanities
Publication
Innovation / Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research
Volume
15
Issue
1
First Page
23
Last Page
32
ISSN
1351-1610
Identifier
10.1080/13511610220128296
Publisher
Taylor & Francis (Routledge): SSH Titles
Citation
TAN, Sor-hoon.(2002). Is public space suited to co-operative inquiry?. Innovation / Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research, 15(1), 23-32.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/2517
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1080/13511610220128296