Author : Richard J. Bernstein
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317332083
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (173 download)
Book Synopsis Pragmatic Encounters by : Richard J. Bernstein
Download or read book Pragmatic Encounters written by Richard J. Bernstein and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-10-16 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Richard J. Bernstein is a leading exponent of American pragmatism and one of the foremost philosophers of the twentieth century. In this collection he takes a pragmatic approach to specific problems and issues to demonstrate the ongoing importance of this philosophical tradition. Topics under discussion include multiculturalism, political public life, evil and religion. Individual philosophers studied are Kant, Arendt, Rorty, Habermas, Dewey and Trotsky. Each of the sixteen essays, many of which are published here for the first time, offers a way of bridging contemporary philosophical differences. This book will be of interest to scholars of philosophy and those researching social and political theory.