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William James and the Quest for an Ethical Republic (Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History)
Trygve Throntveit
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Description for William James and the Quest for an Ethical Republic (Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History)
Hardcover. Pragmatist philosopher William James has long been deemed a dubious guide to ethical reasoning. This book overturns such thinking, demonstrating the coherence of James's efforts to develop a flexible but rigorous framework for individuals and societies seeking freedom, meaning, and justice in a world of interdependence, uncertainty, and change. Series: Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPQ; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 416.
Pragmatist philosopher William James has long been deemed a dubious guide to ethical reasoning. This book overturns such thinking, demonstrating the coherence of James's efforts to develop a flexible but rigorous framework for individuals and societies seeking freedom, meaning, and justice in a world of interdependence, uncertainty, and change.
Pragmatist philosopher William James has long been deemed a dubious guide to ethical reasoning. This book overturns such thinking, demonstrating the coherence of James's efforts to develop a flexible but rigorous framework for individuals and societies seeking freedom, meaning, and justice in a world of interdependence, uncertainty, and change.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Series
Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230117822
SKU
V9780230117822
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99-15
About Trygve Throntveit
Trygve V.R. Throntveit is a Non-Resident Fellow of U.S. Foreign Policy and International Security in the John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding at Dartmouth College, USA.
Reviews for William James and the Quest for an Ethical Republic (Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History)
“Enriched by a wealth of bibliographical documentation – the author has a solid grip on James’s unpublished materials and manuscripts, which he puts in productive dialogue with most well known pages of his work –, the book will be both a superb introduction to James’s practical philosophy for newcomers as well as an indispensable guide for more seasoned readers of ... Read more