On Common Interests

A Political Philosophy

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On Common Interests

A Political Philosophy

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This book develops an original theory that grounds political principles and practices in common interests among citizens and residents of a country. This theory differs from most prevalent political philosophies in that they focus on common ideas which emphasize how we might think rather than how we actually live, or on competing or conflicting interests for the purpose of balancing or advancing one set of interests over another. On Common Interests offers principles, possible structures, and practices that enable government to help us advance the interests we share. As a political philosophy, it values cooperation and collaboration over conflict and competition.

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Acknowledgements
Preface
Introduction
Part I: Preliminary Considerations and Background Conceptions
Chapter 1. The Failure of Political Philosophy
Chapter 2. The Varieties of Political Experience
Chapter 3. Practice Over Propositions
Chapter 4. Experience and Social Values
Part II: Political Principles, Common Interests, and the Polity
Chapter 5. Political Principles
Chapter 6. The Plurality and Diversity of Common Interests
Chapter 7. Common Interests and the Polity
Conclusion
Bibliography
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About the Author

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Published	10 Jul 2025
Format	Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition	1st
Pages	368
ISBN	9798765143506
Imprint	Bloomsbury Academic
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing

Author

John Ryder

John Ryder has been a professor of philosophy and…

Ryder develops a detailed and tightly reasoned pragmatic alternative to political philosophies constructed on left/right/center and liberal/anti-liberal assumptions. His innovative approach is pluralistic and ecumenical. He urges consensus-building motivated not by what people think or believe, but by how their experiences shape their lives as individuals and members of communities.

Larry A. Hickman, former director, Center for Dewey Studies, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, USA
This is a radical exercise of the political imagination, in the sense that the author at every turn attempts to get to the root of the matter, digging deeper than any other contemporary theorist is disposed to do. John Ryder is unafraid to draw out disconcertingly novel implications from his historical observations and theoretical conclusions, to entertain utterly unorthodox possibilities. He does so in an historically informed, philosophically rigorous, and rhetorically engaging manner. This is a very serious and, in the best sense, disturbing work. His position does not neatly fit into any traditional category-so much the worse for those categories, so much to the credit of this author.

Vincent Colapietro, professor emeritus of philosophy, Pennsylvania State University, USA