Robert B. Talisse

Robert B. Talisse

Robert B. Talisse (* 1970 ) is an American philosopher and political scientist .

Career

Talisse studied philosophy at William Paterson University , where he graduated with a BA in 1993. He earned his MA in 1995 from New York University . He received his PhD in 2001 from the City University of New York . In May 2001 he got a job as Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt University in Nashville Tennessee . Here he was appointed Associate Professor of Philosophy in September 2006 and finally received the post of Professor of Philosophy in 2010.

Talisse's work focuses on contemporary political philosophy , in particular the theory of democracy and liberalism. He also pays special attention to the philosophy of pragmatism , ethics , epistemology and the philosophy of antiquity . His research interests are primarily in the subjects of egalitarianism , responsibility and global justice , the theory of justice according to Rawls and deliberative democracy . Talisse works with fellow Vanderbilt colleague Scott F. Aikin on many of his topics .

Teaching

Talisse can be classified as a representative of pragmatism, taking a critical look at the positions of John Dewey , Richard Rorty , and Richard Posner in his book A Pragmatist Philosophy of Democracy (2007). In particular, he considers Dewey's theory of democracy to be incompatible with the position of reasonable pluralism as developed by John Rawls , because, according to Dewey, social institutions should be designed in such a way that they enable a certain form of a good life. For Talisse, this is a paternalism that is incompatible with an open, pluralistic society. Talisse's thesis has sparked considerable criticism among pragmatists, which was published in a separate issue of the Transactions of the Charles S. Peirce Society . was merged. Instead, Talisse advocated a position oriented towards Charles S. Peirce , which, in his view, as an epistemological research concept, offers a sufficient basis for the establishment of a deliberative democracy. His position, whose reference to Peirce is represented by Cheryl Misak of the University of Toronto in a similar way, is rejected as a special position by some pragmatists. Talisse's concept includes the view that, in the course of a deliberative debate, positions can be reached that can, in a certain sense, be ascribed to being correct. In the course of elaborating his position, Talisse also took a critical look at value pluralist views, for example by Isaiah Berlin , William A. Galston , and John Gray in his book Pluralism and Liberal Politics (2012).

Fonts

Monographs

• Democracy After Liberalism , Routledge 2005
• A Pragmatist Philosophy of Democracy , Routledge 2007
• Pragmatism: A Guide for the Perplexed with Scott Aikin, Continuum Books 2008
• Democracy and Moral Conflict , Cambridge University Press 2009
• Reasonable Atheism with Scott Aikin, Prometheus Books 2011
• Pluralism and Liberal Politics , Routledge 2012
• Why We Argue (And How We Should) with Scott Aikin, Routledge 2013

individual articles

• " Sustaining Democracy ", Social and Political Philosophy 16.4 (2013): 500-519
• " Altruism and Self-Sacrifice ", Journal of Social Philosophy 44.2 (2013): 112-114
• " Religion in Politics: What's the Problem? ", Think 12.33 (2013): 65-73
• " On Epistemic Abstemiousness and Diachronic Norms " with Scott Aikin, Michael Harbor and Jonathan Neufeld, Logos & Episteme 3.1 (2012): 129-134
• " Religion, Respect, and Eberle's Agapic Pacifist " Social Criticism 38.3 (2012): 313-325
• " Freedom, Fear, and Domination, " Theoretical and Applied Ethics 1.3 (2011): 61-62
• " Towards a New Pragmatist Politics ", Metaphilosophy 42.5 (2011): 552-571, with answers from Henrik Rydenfelt and David Hildebrand
• " Value Pluralism and Liberal Politics ", Ethical Theory and Moral Practice 14.1 (2011): 87-100
• "A Farewell to Deweyan Democracy ", Political Studies 59.3 (2011): 509-526
• " " Self-Reflexive Social Epistemic Norms ", Twin Cities Review of Political Philosophy 1.1 (2011): 1-9
• " Three Challenges to Jamesian Ethics " with Scott Aikin, William James Studies 6 (2011), ( answers , further answers )
• " Argument in Mixed Company " with Scott Aikin, Think 27 (2011): 31-43, Brenda Watson answer: "Conversing with those with Whom We Disagree", "Think 31 (2012): 81-95
• " " On Epistemic Abstemiousness "with Scott Aikin, Michael Harbor and Jonathan Neufeld, Logos and Episteme II.3 (2011): 425-428
• " Epistemic Abstainers, Epistemic Martyrs, and Epistemic Converts " with Scott Aikin, Michael Harbor and Jonathan Neufeld, Logos and Episteme, I.2 (2010): 211-219, Answer by Alex Bundy: " In Defense of Epistemic Abstemiousness ", Logos and Episteme II.2 (2011): 277-292
• " Does Value Pluralism Entail Liberalism? " Journal of Moral Philosophy 7.3 (2010): 303-320
• " An Epistemological Defense of Democracy " Critical Review 22.2-3 (2010): 279-289
• " Nagel on Public Education and Intelligent Design " with Scott Aikin and Michael Harbor, Journal of Philosophical Research 35 (2010): 209-219
• " Can Liberals Take Their Own Side in an Argument? ", Philosophy of Education in the Era of Globalization, ed. by Yvonne Raley and Gerhard Preyer, Routledge 2010
• " Saving Pragmatist Democratic Theory (From Itself) ", Politica (Italy), special issue on Pragmatism and Democracy, guest-edited by Roberto Frega and Fabrizio Trifirò, XII. 1 (2010): 12-27
• " Peirce and Democratic Theory, " Proceedings of the Applying Peirce Conference, ed. By Henrik Rydenfeltand and Mats Bergman (2010)
• " Questions about Normative Consent " with Michael Harbor, The Good Society, 18.2 (2009): 48-53
• " Evolution, Intelligent Design, and Public Education " with Scott Aikin and Michael Harbor, Spontaneous Generations 3.1 (2009): 35-40
• " Précis of A Pragmatist Philosophy of Democracy " Contribution to a symposium edition of the Transactions of the Charles S. Peirce Society, 45.1 (2009): 45-49
• " Replies to My Critics " Contribution to a symposium edition of the Transactions of the Charles S. Peirce Society, 45.1 (2009): 90-108
• " The Truth about Hypocrisy " with Scott Aikin, American Mind, January, 2009
• " Folk Epistemology and the Justification of Democracy " in: Does Truth Matter? Edited by Ronald Tinnevelt and Raf Geenens, Springer, 2009
• " Pragmatism and the Cold War " in: Oxford Handbook of American Philosophy, ed. By Cheryl Misak, Oxford University Press 2009
• " Modus Tonens " with Scott Aikin, Argumentation 22.4 (2008): 521-529
• " Abortion Activism and Civil Discourse " with Steven Maloney, Critical Review, 20.1-2 (2008): 167-179, Answer by Jon Shields, " Abortion and Deliberation "
• " Towards A Social Epistemic Comprehensive Liberalism ", Episteme 5.1 (2008): 106-128
• " Skepticism and the Democratic Ideal " Think 16 (2008): 7-17
• "Rockmore on Analytic Pragmatism" with Scott Aikin, Metaphilosophy 39.2 (2008): 155-162
• " Getting Duped " by Yvonne Raley, Scientific American Mind, February, 2008
• " A Critique of Deweyan Democracy, " Southwest Philosophy Review 24.1 (2008): 181-190
• "Kitcher on the Ethics of Inquiry" with Scott Aikin, Journal of Social Philosophy 38.4 (2007): 654-665, Answer by Philip Kitcher : "Reply to Talisse and Aikin"
• "Two Democratic Hopes" , Contemporary Pragmatism 4.2 (2007): 19-28, answer by Robert Westbrook
• "Democracy and Ignorance" , Critical Review 18.4 (2007): 453-466
• "From Pragmatism to Perfectionism" , Philosophy & Social Criticism 33.3 (2007): 387-406
• "Flathman on Pluralism and Liberal Democracy" (Review) , Social Theory and Practice, 33.1 (2007): 151-158
• "Two Forms of the Straw Man" with Scott Aikin, Argumentation 20.3 (2006): 345-352
• "Social Epistemology and the Politics of Omission" , Episteme 2.II (2006): 107-118
• "Deliberative Democracy Defended" Res Publica 11.2 (2005): 185-199
• " Liberalism, Pluralism, and Political Justification ", Harvard Review of Philosophy, XIII.2 (2005): 57-72
• " Deliberativist Responses to Activist Challenges ", Philosophy & Social Criticism, 4/31 (2005): 423-444
• " Why Pragmatists Cannot be Pluralists " with Scott Aikin, Transactions of the CS Peirce Society, with replies by Cheryl Misak, Henry Jackman, Michael Eldridge, John Lyskaer and Michael Sullivan, XLI.1 (2005): 101-118.
• " Still Searching for a Pragmatist Pluralism " with Scott Aikin, Transactions of the CS Peirce Society XLI.1 (2005): 145-160
• " Does Public Ignorance Defeat Deliberative Democracy? " Critical Review 16.4 (2005): 455-463.
• " Dewey's Defense of Democracy ", Free Inquiry 26.4 (2004): 35-37
• " Can Value Pluralists be Comprehensive Liberals? ", Contemporary Political Theory 3.2 (2004): 127-139, Answer by William Galston (PDF)
• " Towards a Peircean Politics of Inquiry ", Transactions of the CS Peirce Society XL.1 (2004): 21-38.
• " Pragmatism and Deliberative Politics ", Journal of Speculative Philosophy, 18.1 (2004): 1-8.
• " Can Democracy Be a Way of Life? ", Transactions of the CS Peirce Society XXXIX.1 (2003): 1-21.
• " Rawls on Pluralism and Stability ", Critical Review 15.1 & 2 (2003): 173-194.
• " Teaching Plato's Euthyphro Dialogically ", teachphil Teaching Philosophy 26.2 (2003): 163-175.
• " Two-Faced Liberalism ", Critical Review 14.4 (2002): 441-458.
• " Misunderstanding Socrates ", Arion 9.3 (2002): 111-121.
• "Two Concepts of Inquiry" , Philosophical Writings 20 (2002): 69-81.
• " Liberty, Community, and Democracy ", Journal of Speculative Philosophy 15.4 (2001): 286-304.
• " A Pragmatist Critique of Rorty's Hopeless Politics ", Southern Journal of Philosophy, 39.4 (2001): 611-626.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Shane J. Ralston: In Defense of Democracy as a Way of Life: A Reply to Talisse's Pluralist Objection , Transactions of the Charles S. Peirce Society , Vol. 44, No. 4: 626-662 (2008)
2. ↑ Transactions of the Charles S. Peirce Society ( Memento of the original from October 11, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Vol. 45, no.1 (2009). Similar: Festenstein, Matthew, "Pragmatism, Inquiry, and Political Liberalism," Contemporary Political Theory volume 9, no. 1 (2010), pp. 25-44. 
3. ↑ Cheryl Misak: Truth, Politics, and Morality (New York: Routledge, 2000)
4. ↑ For example: Michael Bacon: The Politics of Truth: A Critique of Peircean Deliberative Democracy, Philosophy and Social Criticism, vol 36, no 9 (2010): pp. 1075-1091

Web links

• Vanderbilt Faculty Homepage
• Personal webpage
• Scott F. Aikin and Robert B. Talisse ( Memento from January 25, 2013 in the web archive archive.today )