Background
Deneen, Patrick John was born on July 21, 1964 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Son of Richard P. and Irene M. (Dionne) Deneen.
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This path-breaking and eloquent analysis of The Odyssey, and the way it has been interpreted by political philosophers throughout the centuries, has dramatic implications for the current state of political thought. This important book offers readers original insights into The Odyssey and it provides a new understanding of the classic works of Plato, Rousseau, Vico, Horkheimer, and Adorno. Through his analysis Patrick J. Deneen requires readers to rethink the issues that are truly at the heart of our contemporary 'Culture Wars,' and he encourages us to reassess our assumptions about the Western canon's virtues or viciousness. Deneen's penetrating exploration of Odysseus's and our own enduring battles between the dual temptations of homecoming and exploration, patriotism and cosmopolitanism, and relativism and universality provides an original perspective on contentious debates at the center of modern political theory and philosophy.
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( The American political reformer Herbert Croly wrote, "F...)
The American political reformer Herbert Croly wrote, "For better or worse, democracy cannot be disentangled from an aspiration toward human perfectibility." Democratic Faith is at once a trenchant analysis and a powerful critique of this underlying assumption that informs democratic theory. Patrick Deneen argues that among democracy's most ardent supporters there is an oft-expressed belief in the need to "transform" human beings in order to reconcile the sometimes disappointing reality of human self-interest with the democratic ideal of selfless commitment. This "transformative impulse" is frequently couched in religious language, such as the need for political "redemption." This is all the more striking given the frequent accompanying condemnation of traditional religious belief that informs the "democratic faith." At the same time, because so often this democratic ideal fails to materialize, democratic faith is often subject to a particularly intense form of disappointment. A mutually reinforcing cycle of faith and disillusionment is frequently exhibited by those who profess a democratic faith--in effect imperiling democratic commitments due to the cynicism of its most fervent erstwhile supporters. Deneen argues that democracy is ill-served by such faith. Instead, he proposes a form of "democratic realism" that recognizes democracy not as a regime with aspirations to perfection, but that justifies democracy as the regime most appropriate for imperfect humans. If democratic faith aspires to transformation, democratic realism insists on the central importance of humility, hope, and charity.
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Deneen, Patrick John was born on July 21, 1964 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Son of Richard P. and Irene M. (Dionne) Deneen.
Bachelor in English, Rutgers University, 1986. Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science, Rutgers University, 1995.
Special advisory to director United States Information Agency, Washington, 1995—1997. Educator Princeton University, New Jersey, 1997—2005, Georgetown University, Washington, since 2005. Educator Princeton (New Jersey) University, 1997—2005, Educator Georgetown (District of Columbia) U, since 2005, inaugural chair, Eleni and Markos Tsakopoulos-Kounalakis Hellenic Studies, Georgetown, since 2005.
(This path-breaking and eloquent analysis of The Odyssey, ...)
( The American political reformer Herbert Croly wrote, "F...)
Married Inge M. Herre, August 7, 1993. Children: Francis Carey, Adrian John, Alexandra Marie.