ABSTRACT
Now that the book has presented Dewe’s conceptions of philosophy and democracy in some detail and defended them from general criticisms, this chapter makes good on the promise to assess the viability of the Deweyan perspective as a methodological outlook for political philosophy. That is why the chapter begins by presenting a list of 15 essential commitments required by Deweyan experimentalism, before showing that the Deweyan methodological outlook appropriately responds to the shortcomings of Rawlsian ideal theory. Finally, the chapter considers the all-important objection that Dewey himself may have failed to go far enough in making his recommendations practically relevant, ultimately replying that, in fact, Dewey did make a great many specific practical recommendations that were significantly informed and enriched by this way of conceiving of political philosophy.
