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In:Dialogic Ethics
Edited by Ronald C. Arnett and François Cooren
[Dialogue Studies 30] 2018
► pp. 127–148

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Differing versions of dialogic aptitude

Bakhtin, Dewey and Habermas

Published online: 14 June 2018
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Abstract
Discussing dialogical ethics implies that people have the aptitude to participate in dialogue. We also surmise that a dialogical ethic would co-construct meaning on moral, ethical and normative issues. Can we make sense of a dialogical ethic at all the relevant levels of our social life, which includes the interpersonal, organizational and social contexts? We need a theoretical frame that will permit circulation between these levels without demanding too much from dialogue. Bakhtin, one of the main theoreticians of dialogue, will be discussed along with Habermas and Dewey (Bakhtin 1981; Dewey 1925; Habermas 1981). To test the idea that they might also have value for guiding social practices, I discuss them while examining the typical preoccupations of water basin governance.
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Network participatory governance
  • 3.Dewey’s pragmatism
  • 4.Reading Habermas with Dewey in mind
  • 5.A dialogical applied ethics
  • 6.Bakhtin’s contribution
  • 7.Discussing this theoretical ensemble in relationship with the situational case
  • 8.Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
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