Eric Thomas Weber is assistant professor of Public Policy Leadership at the University of Mississippi, USA. He has published in Human Studies, Review of Policy Research, Skepsis, William James Studies, Contemporary Pragmatism, and Transactions of the Charles S. Peirce Society. He is the author of Rawls, Dewey, and Constructivism (Continuum, 2010).

• 1. Introduction; Part I: Philosophy and Religion in Public Policy; 2. On Applying Ethics: Who's Afraid of Plato's Cave; 3. Religion, Public Reason and Humanism: Kurtz on Fallibilism and Ethics; Part II: Experimentalism, Problem Construction and Priorities; 4. What Experimentalism Means in Ethics; 5. Construction, Art and Politics; 6. Philosophy and Public Policy Prioritization; Part III: New Technologies and Experiments in Judging; 7. Stop Him! He Stole My Internet Connection!; 8. Activist vs Active Judges: Examples of Experimentalists; 9. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

‘If there was ever any doubt that philosophy belongs to the real world - in the realm of legislatures and leadership - Weber's book lays it to rest. By a marvelously rich development of the pragmatic experimental method, the author shows how philosophy can make central contributions to dealing with some of our most vexing moral problems. Lucid thinking and accessible style make the book's lasting insights unmistakable. A must-read for both philosophers and community leaders.' - John Lachs, Centennial Professor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University, USA

Eric Thomas Weber is assistant professor of Public Policy Leadership at the University of Mississippi, USA. He has published in Human Studies, Review of Policy Research, Skepsis, William James Studies, Contemporary Pragmatism, and Transactions of the Charles S. Peirce Society. He is the author of Rawls, Dewey, and Constructivism (Continuum, 2010).

• 1. Introduction; Part I: Philosophy and Religion in Public Policy; 2. On Applying Ethics: Who's Afraid of Plato's Cave; 3. Religion, Public Reason and Humanism: Kurtz on Fallibilism and Ethics; Part II: Experimentalism, Problem Construction and Priorities; 4. What Experimentalism Means in Ethics; 5. Construction, Art and Politics; 6. Philosophy and Public Policy Prioritization; Part III: New Technologies and Experiments in Judging; 7. Stop Him! He Stole My Internet Connection!; 8. Activist vs Active Judges: Examples of Experimentalists; 9. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

‘If there was ever any doubt that philosophy belongs to the real world - in the realm of legislatures and leadership - Weber's book lays it to rest. By a marvelously rich development of the pragmatic experimental method, the author shows how philosophy can make central contributions to dealing with some of our most vexing moral problems. Lucid thinking and accessible style make the book's lasting insights unmistakable. A must-read for both philosophers and community leaders.' - John Lachs, Centennial Professor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University, USA

Eric Thomas Weber is assistant professor of Public Policy Leadership at the University of Mississippi, USA. He has published in Human Studies, Review of Policy Research, Skepsis, William James Studies, Contemporary Pragmatism, and Transactions of the Charles S. Peirce Society. He is the author of Rawls, Dewey, and Constructivism (Continuum, 2010).

• 1. Introduction; Part I: Philosophy and Religion in Public Policy; 2. On Applying Ethics: Who's Afraid of Plato's Cave; 3. Religion, Public Reason and Humanism: Kurtz on Fallibilism and Ethics; Part II: Experimentalism, Problem Construction and Priorities; 4. What Experimentalism Means in Ethics; 5. Construction, Art and Politics; 6. Philosophy and Public Policy Prioritization; Part III: New Technologies and Experiments in Judging; 7. Stop Him! He Stole My Internet Connection!; 8. Activist vs Active Judges: Examples of Experimentalists; 9. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

‘If there was ever any doubt that philosophy belongs to the real world - in the realm of legislatures and leadership - Weber's book lays it to rest. By a marvelously rich development of the pragmatic experimental method, the author shows how philosophy can make central contributions to dealing with some of our most vexing moral problems. Lucid thinking and accessible style make the book's lasting insights unmistakable. A must-read for both philosophers and community leaders.' - John Lachs, Centennial Professor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University, USA