The Political Theory of Frank Cunningham

The political theory of Frank Cunningham is coherent and sufficient for a political theory pertinent to political action. This is not a purely logical coherence, but an an attempt to render its tensions benign. Such tensions occur because the relation between the elements of a political theory is contingent, based, as it is, on the complex differences and interdependencies of practical life. A pragmatist conception of philosophy sets aside many traditional philosophical problems in order to address perceived issues in the public domain. Its main themes include an appropriation of C.B. Macpherson’s work on possessive individualism, a defence of community, and the subordination of class conflict to the aim of democracy.