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

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1080/13511610220128296

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