Pragmatism and Social Theory

by Hans Joas

Book Overview

Rising concerns among scholars about the intellectual and cultural foundations of democracy have led to a revival of interest in the American philosophical tradition of pragmatism. In this book, Hans Joas shows how pragmatism can link divergent intellectual efforts to understand the social contexts of human knowledge, individual freedom, and democratic culture.

Along with pragmatism's impact on American sociology and social research from 1895...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226400425
• ISBN13: 9780226400426
• Release Date: March 1993
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"