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Sense of Appropriateness
Application Discourses in Morality and Law
Häftad, 1993
391 kr
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Günther's book demonstrates that most objections to moral and legal principles are directed not against the validity of principles but against the manner of their application. If one distinguishes between the justification of a principle and its appropriate application, then the claim that the …
Disenchantment of Reason
The Problem of Socrates in Modernity
Häftad, 1994
463 kr
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This book is an examination of nineteenth-century interpretations of Socrates by Hegel, Kierkegaard, and Nietzsche in the light of the contemporary debates over rationality in the modern world. These interpretations of Socrates have fundamentally influenced modern and postmodern thought, and their …
Mass Enlightenment
Critical Studies in Rousseau and Diderot
Av Julia Simon
Häftad, 1995
371 kr
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Using the writings of the critical theorists of the Frankfurt School as a framework, this book uncovers the tensions and contradictions associated with the rise of capitalism as manifested in the writings of Rousseau and Diderot.Mass Enlightenment uncovers the tensions and contradictions associated …
Against Nature
The Concept of Nature in Critical Theory
Av Steven Vogel
Inbunden, 1996
1286 kr
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Argues that the tradition of critical theory has had significant problems dealing with the concept of nature and that their solutions require taking seriously the idea of nature as socially constructed.Against Nature examines the history of the concept of nature in the tradition of Critical Theory, …
Against Nature
The Concept of Nature in Critical Theory
Av Steven Vogel
Häftad, 1996
463 kr
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Argues that the tradition of critical theory has had significant problems dealing with the concept of nature and that their solutions require taking seriously the idea of nature as socially constructed.Against Nature examines the history of the concept of nature in the tradition of Critical Theory, …
Autonomy and Community
Readings in Contemporary Kantian Social Philosophy
Häftad, 1998
391 kr
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Shows how Kant's basic position applies to and clarifies present-day problems of war, race, abortion, capital punishment, labor relations, the environment, and marriage.In Autonomy and Community, contemporary Kant scholars apply Kant's moral and political views to current social issues, examining …
Discourse and Democracy
Essays on Habermas's Between Facts and Norms
Av Rene von Schomberg, Kenneth Baynes
Häftad, 2002
570 kr
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Examines issues in legal and democratic theory found in the work of Jürgen Habermas.Discourse and Democracy offers a variety of perspectives by an international group of scholars on Jürgen Habermas's Between Facts and Norms. The collection presents not just a summary of Habermas's own views, but …
Rousseau's Counter-Enlightenment
A Republican Critique of the Philosophes
Häftad, 2003
371 kr
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Sees Rousseau as the father of Counter-Enlightenment thought.Arguing that the question of Jean-Jacques Rousseau's relationship to the Enlightenment has been eclipsed and seriously distorted by his association with the French Revolution, Graeme Garrard presents the first book-length case that shows …
Modernity and Authenticity
A Study of the Social and Ethical Thought of Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Häftad, 1992
394 kr
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This study on the contemporary relevance of Rousseau's ethical and social thought, the "ethic of authenticity," responds to the tensions of modern morality and rivals the answers generated by the more mainstream tradition of the "ethic of autonomy."
Problems of Style
Michel Foucault's Epistemology
Häftad, 1995
394 kr
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This is a unification of Michel Foucault's thought as a systematic epistemological project. Privitera shows that the method and unity of Foucault's writings can only be seen by examining their origins in the work of Bachelard and Canguilhem.
Reason, History, and Politics
The Communitarian Grounds of Legitimation in the Modern Age
Av David Ingram
Inbunden, 1995
1111 kr
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The author shows that conceptions of rationality in current theories of science and law can account for neither the legitimacy of paradigm shifts nor the communitarian integrity internal to paradigms generally. He proposes an alternative conception of rationality that does.Winner of the 1996 Alpha …
Reason, History, and Politics
The Communitarian Grounds of Legitimation in the Modern Age
Av David Ingram
Häftad, 1995
437 kr
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The author shows that conceptions of rationality in current theories of science and law can account for neither the legitimacy of paradigm shifts nor the communitarian integrity internal to paradigms generally. He proposes an alternative conception of rationality that does.Winner of the 1996 Alpha …
Hegel and Feminist Social Criticism
Justice, Recognition, and the Feminine
Häftad, 1997
393 kr
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This book draws mutually enlightening parallels between controversial themes in contemporary feminist thought and Hegel's political philosophy. Jeffrey A. Gauthier argues that feminism can gainfully employ Hegel's historicizing of Kant's ethics of universality, as well as his socializing of Kant's …
Wrongness, Wisdom, and Wilderness
Toward a Libertarian Theory of Ethics and the Environment
Av Tal Scriven
Häftad, 1997
401 kr
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Defends a libertarian social ethic that can support government action in pursuit of social goals and offers a new perspective on the relationship between social ethics, personal ethics, and environmental ethics.This surprising work may well change our ideas about what libertarianism is and what it …
Impartiality in Context
Grounding Justice in a Pluralist World
Häftad, 1997
401 kr
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Assesses critically the work of Rawls, Walzer, and Habermas and presents a theory of justice that responds to two senses of pluralism.In this book, Shane O'Neill argues that the theory of justice must take seriously two dimensions of pluralism in the modern world. While it must acknowledge the …
New Insecurity
The End of the Standard Job and Family
Inbunden, 1997
1111 kr
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Examines the impact of the loss of expectations of permanent employment and enduring family relationships on individuals today and explores how changes in the collective endeavor to provide security could help.Since 1973, the median family income in the United States has remained static, in marked …
New Insecurity
The End of the Standard Job and Family
Häftad, 1997
401 kr
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Examines the impact of the loss of expectations of permanent employment and enduring family relationships on individuals today and explores how changes in the collective endeavor to provide security could help.Since 1973, the median family income in the United States has remained static, in marked …
Just Family
Inbunden, 1998
1111 kr
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Provides a comprehensive and systematic family ethic, addressing major issues fueling the family values debate.The Just Family presents a comprehensive and systematic theory of family values, determining both how marriage and parent-child relations should be structured as ethical institutions of …
Just Family
Häftad, 1998
401 kr
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Provides a comprehensive and systematic family ethic, addressing major issues fueling the family values debate.The Just Family presents a comprehensive and systematic theory of family values, determining both how marriage and parent-child relations should be structured as ethical institutions of …
Democracy, Real and Ideal
Discourse Ethics and Radical Politics
Häftad, 1999
401 kr
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Explores the political implications of Habermas's theory of discourse ethics through a resurrection of its radical potential when applied to participants in decision-making groups.By focusing the various difficulties encountered in applying theory to practical concerns, this book explores the …
Tragedy of Liberalism
An Alternative Defense of a Political Tradition
Inbunden, 2000
1111 kr
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A defense of liberalism, understood as a perfectionist doctrine that presupposes an ideal but controversial notion of human well-being.Drawing on recent developments in liberal theory, Bert van den Brink develops an alternative defense of liberalism. He argues that liberal theorists should admit …
Tragedy of Liberalism
An Alternative Defense of a Political Tradition
Häftad, 2000
393 kr
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A defense of liberalism, understood as a perfectionist doctrine that presupposes an ideal but controversial notion of human well-being.Drawing on recent developments in liberal theory, Bert van den Brink develops an alternative defense of liberalism. He argues that liberal theorists should admit …
Rethinking the Communicative Turn
Adorno, Habermas, and the Problem of Communicative Freedom
Häftad, 2001
401 kr
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Assesses linguistic versus aesthetic visions of critical theory and their capacity to contribute to the analysis of contemporary democratic society.Contrasting aesthetic versus linguistic centered visions for critical theory and the analysis of contemporary democratic theory and society, Martin …
Freud, Psychoanalysis, Social Theory
The Unfulfilled Promise
Inbunden, 2000
1080 kr
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Discusses the reasons for the decline of the cultural influence of psychoanalysis.Freud, Psychoanalysis, Social Theory explores the parallel decline of psychoanalysis which, as psychoanalysts themselves testify, has lost its position as a vital source for innovative cultural analysis and critique, …
Freud, Psychoanalysis, Social Theory
The Unfulfilled Promise
Häftad, 2000
390 kr
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Discusses the reasons for the decline of the cultural influence of psychoanalysis.Freud, Psychoanalysis, Social Theory explores the parallel decline of psychoanalysis which, as psychoanalysts themselves testify, has lost its position as a vital source for innovative cultural analysis and critique, …
Rousseau's Counter-Enlightenment
A Republican Critique of the Philosophes
Inbunden, 2003
1111 kr
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Sees Rousseau as the father of Counter-Enlightenment thought.Arguing that the question of Jean-Jacques Rousseau's relationship to the Enlightenment has been eclipsed and seriously distorted by his association with the French Revolution, Graeme Garrard presents the first book-length case that shows …
