Praxis and action : contemporary philosophies of human activity / Richard J. Bernstein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bernstein, Richard J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Practice (Philosophy).

Act (Philosophy).

Human beings.

Philosophy, Modern.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (366 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 1971.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

From the Introduction:This inquiry is concerned with the themes of praxis and action in four philosophic movements: Marxism, existentialism, pragmatism, and analytic philosophy. It is rare that these four movements are considered in a single inquiry, for there are profound differences of emphasis, focus, terminology, and approach represented by these styles of thought. Many philosophers believe that similarities among these movements are superficial and that a close examination of them will reveal only hopelessly unbridgeable cleavages. While respecting the genuine fundamental differences of these movements, this inquiry is undertaken in the spirit of showing that there are important common themes and motifs in what first appears to be a chaotic babble of voices. I intend to show that the concern with man as an agent has been a primary focal point of each of these movements and further that each contributes something permanent and important to our understanding of the nature and context of human activity.

Contents:

pt. 1. Praxis : Marx and the Hegelian background

pt. 2. Consciousness, existence, and action : Kierkegaard and Sartre

pt. 3. Action, conduct, and inquiry : Peirce and Dewey

pt. 4. The concept of action : analytic philosophy.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-333) and indexes.

ISBN:

9786613212405

9781283212403

1283212404

9780812205497

0812205499

OCLC:

759158203