Pragmatism and Social Philosophy: Exploring a S, Festl Hardcover..

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Pragmatism and Social PhilosophyExploring a Stream of Ideas from America to Europe\nAuthor(s): Michael G. Festl\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367486792, 978-0367486792\nSynopsis\nThis book explores the role that American pragmatism played in the development of social philosophy in 20th-century Europe.\n\nThe essays in the first part of the book show how the ideas of Peirce, James, and Dewey influenced the traditions of European philosophy, especially existentialism and the Frankfurt School of Critical Theory, that emerged in the 20th century. The second part of the volume deals with current challenges in social philosophy. The essays here demonstrate how discussions of two core issues in social philosophythe conception of social conflict and the publiccan be enriched with pragmatist resources. In featuring both historical and conceptual perspectives, these essays provide a full picture of pragmatisms role in t.