Jason Kosnoski
Biographic Data
| ID | 2471338 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jason Kosnoski |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jason |
| FAMILY NAME | Kosnoski |
| SIGNATURE | KOSNOSKI J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Michigan–Flint |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Political Science Pedagogy
Importing Democracy
to encourage saving over borrowing, improving retirement savings plans, and establishing savings accounts for all children would be good steps toward regaining fiscal sanity
Democratic Vistas
This article examines how Frederick Law Olmsted’s parks, especially Prospect Park in Brooklyn, can be thought of as spatial technologies that mediate between individuals and their urban environment to foster an open, creative, and democratic relationship with the differences of their fellow city dwellers. The park accomplishes this spatially by encouraging citizens to journey through distinct geographies that enable associational styles Olmsted c…
Specter and Spirit
In this paper I contend that both Ernst Bloch's theory of Utopia and Jacques Derrida's interpretation of the messianic promise of Marxism contain an underappreciated emphasis on the concept of work that can act as a basis for a novel synthesis of the two perspectives. When both theories are interpreted through this lens, they may be seen as representing two “moments” of a flexible Utopian “work” that closely resembles Marx's understanding of unal…
Artful Discussion
This essay uses John Dewey’s understanding of classroom discussion to construct a model of democratic deliberation that stresses the importance of the formal aesthetics of dialog. It claims that qualities such as the rhythm and direction of face-to-face political talk affects interlocutors’ effectiveness in persuading others and stimulating interest. Because participants primarily focus on responding to the substance of individual utterances, the…
John Dewey's Social Aesthetics
This paper interprets John Dewey's understanding of the political function of local associations in terms of his aesthetic theory. Through this analysis it becomes clear that Dewey saw the spatio-temporal, or aesthetic, fragmentation of modern institutions, media, and ideas as undermining citizens' ability to perceive the relationships between themselves and society. This phenomenon causes the individual to become "lost" and unaware of how public…
Democratic Vistas
This article examines how Frederick Law Olmsted’s parks, especially Prospect Park in Brooklyn, can be thought of as spatial technologies that mediate between individuals and their urban environment to foster an open, creative, and democratic relationship with the differences of their fellow city dwellers. The park accomplishes this spatially by encouraging citizens to journey through distinct geographies that enable associational styles Olmsted c…
Artful Discussion
This essay uses John Dewey’s understanding of classroom discussion to construct a model of democratic deliberation that stresses the importance of the formal aesthetics of dialog. It claims that qualities such as the rhythm and direction of face-to-face political talk affects interlocutors’ effectiveness in persuading others and stimulating interest. Because participants primarily focus on responding to the substance of individual utterances, the…
John Dewey's Social Aesthetics
This paper interprets John Dewey's understanding of the political function of local associations in terms of his aesthetic theory. Through this analysis it becomes clear that Dewey saw the spatio-temporal, or aesthetic, fragmentation of modern institutions, media, and ideas as undermining citizens' ability to perceive the relationships between themselves and society. This phenomenon causes the individual to become "lost" and unaware of how public…
Specter and Spirit
In this paper I contend that both Ernst Bloch's theory of Utopia and Jacques Derrida's interpretation of the messianic promise of Marxism contain an underappreciated emphasis on the concept of work that can act as a basis for a novel synthesis of the two perspectives. When both theories are interpreted through this lens, they may be seen as representing two “moments” of a flexible Utopian “work” that closely resembles Marx's understanding of unal…
Artful Discussion
This essay uses John Dewey’s understanding of classroom discussion to construct a model of democratic deliberation that stresses the importance of the formal aesthetics of dialog. It claims that qualities such as the rhythm and direction of face-to-face political talk affects interlocutors’ effectiveness in persuading others and stimulating interest. Because participants primarily focus on responding to the substance of individual utterances, the…
John Dewey's Social Aesthetics
This paper interprets John Dewey's understanding of the political function of local associations in terms of his aesthetic theory. Through this analysis it becomes clear that Dewey saw the spatio-temporal, or aesthetic, fragmentation of modern institutions, media, and ideas as undermining citizens' ability to perceive the relationships between themselves and society. This phenomenon causes the individual to become "lost" and unaware of how public…
Democratic Vistas
This article examines how Frederick Law Olmsted’s parks, especially Prospect Park in Brooklyn, can be thought of as spatial technologies that mediate between individuals and their urban environment to foster an open, creative, and democratic relationship with the differences of their fellow city dwellers. The park accomplishes this spatially by encouraging citizens to journey through distinct geographies that enable associational styles Olmsted c…
Specter and Spirit
In this paper I contend that both Ernst Bloch's theory of Utopia and Jacques Derrida's interpretation of the messianic promise of Marxism contain an underappreciated emphasis on the concept of work that can act as a basis for a novel synthesis of the two perspectives. When both theories are interpreted through this lens, they may be seen as representing two “moments” of a flexible Utopian “work” that closely resembles Marx's understanding of unal…
Importing Democracy
to encourage saving over borrowing, improving retirement savings plans, and establishing savings accounts for all children would be good steps toward regaining fiscal sanity
Political Science Pedagogy
Law (6 works) · Law (6 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Politics (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Aesthetics (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Critical Theory and Philosophy (3 works)