| Reason, History, and Politics: The Communitarian Grounds of Legitimation in the Modern Age Contributor(s): Ingram, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 0791423506 ISBN-13: 9780791423509 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $36.05 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 1995 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science - Political Science |
| Dewey: 300 |
| LCCN: 94-28754 |
| Series: Suny Social and Political Thought |
| Physical Information: 1.01" H x 5.99" W x 9.03" (1.39 lbs) 467 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Reason, History, and Politics shows that certain conceptions of rationality in current theories of science, technology, and law can account for neither the legitimacy of paradigm shifts nor the communitarian integrity of rational decision and learning internal to paradigms generally. Ingram proposes an alternative conception of reality that does. Drawing on a rich literature that encompasses classical German Idealism, pragmatism, poststructuralism, and hermeneutics, Ingram shows how a specific model of art criticism and aesthetic judgment illuminates the kind of discursive rationality found in all domains of rational undertaking. The book synthesizes debates in law, political science, philosophy of science and history, and social philosophy, and covers Anglo-American, French, and German schools of philosophy, discussing topics such as critical legal studies, the logic of scientific discovery and explanation, and subjectivity, hegemony, and totalitarianism. |