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"""A beautifully written and argued book about a major, and remarkably neglected, American thinker. The book also stands as an exemplary exercise in the very virtues Miller finds in William James--tolerance, mutual respect, nonviolence.""--Jean Bethke Elshtain, author of Democracy on Trial ""Miller's main concern is to address some hard contemporary questions about democracy and the meaning of citizen-action. He has retained the openness, verve, and directness of James, as well as James's delight in human differences and impatience with pretense. A reader who enjoys watching theory at work on questions which are both serious and immediate will greatly profit from these pages.""--Sheldon Wolin, author of Politics and Vision and The Presence of the Past ""A sustained and spirited engagement with James's thought, temperament, and style that demonstrates James's relevance to present-day political theory and public politics. Thanks to Miller, James may now walk alongside John Dewey as an exemplar of American democracy.""--George Cotkin, author of William James, Public Philosopher ""As Miller shows, it would be good if more people read James as a political and social thinker who is good for our times.""--Gerald Myers, author of William James: His Life and Thought ""A convincing and engaging portrait.""--R. J. Lustig, author of Corporate Liberalism: The Origins of Modern Amercan Political Theory, 1890-1920"

A beautifully written and argued book about a major, and remarkably neglected, American thinker. The book also stands as an exemplary exercise in the very virtues Miller finds in William James--tolerance, mutual respect, nonviolence.--Jean Bethke Elshtain, author of Democracy on Trial Miller's main concern is to address some hard contemporary questions about democracy and the meaning of citizen-action. He has retained the openness, verve, and directness of James, as well as James's delight in human differences and impatience with pretense. A reader who enjoys watching theory at work on questions which are both serious and immediate will greatly profit from these pages.--Sheldon Wolin, author of Politics and Vision and The Presence of the Past A sustained and spirited engagement with James's thought, temperament, and style that demonstrates James's relevance to present-day political theory and public politics. Thanks to Miller, James may now walk alongside John Dewey as an exemplar of American democracy.--George Cotkin, author of William James, Public Philosopher As Miller shows, it would be good if more people read James as a political and social thinker who is good for our times.--Gerald Myers, author of William James: His Life and Thought A convincing and engaging portrait.--R. J. Lustig, author of Corporate Liberalism: The Origins of Modern Amercan Political Theory, 1890-1920

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Joshua Miller is professor of government and law at Lafayette College. He is the author of The Rise and Fall of Democracy in Early America, 1630–1789: The Legacy for Contemporary Politics.

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