The Restructuring of Social and Political Theory
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The Restructuring of Social and Political Theory is a major philosophical work by Richard J. Bernstein that critically examines and seeks to renew modern social and political thought through a pragmatist and hermeneutic lens.
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Target entity: The Restructuring of Social and Political Theory Context triple: [Richard J. Bernstein, notableWork, The Restructuring of Social and Political Theory]
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Varieties of Political Theory
Varieties of Political Theory is a seminal collection of essays by political scientist David Easton that surveys and critiques major approaches and methodologies in modern political theory.
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The Concept of the Political
The Concept of the Political is Carl Schmitt’s influential treatise that defines the political realm through the friend–enemy distinction and critiques liberalism’s attempt to depoliticize conflict.
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Hegel and the Rise of Social Theory
"Hegel and the Rise of Social Theory" is the subtitle of Herbert Marcuse’s influential 1941 philosophical work *Reason and Revolution*, which examines Hegel’s thought as a foundation for modern critical social theory.
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D.
A Preface to Politics
A Preface to Politics is a 1913 political and social critique by Walter Lippmann that challenges traditional liberalism and explores how modern industrial society demands new approaches to democracy and governance.
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E.
Powers of Freedom: Reframing Political Thought
Powers of Freedom: Reframing Political Thought is a seminal work of political theory that analyzes how modern forms of governance shape individual freedom and subjectivity through subtle techniques of power.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: The Restructuring of Social and Political Theory Target entity description: The Restructuring of Social and Political Theory is a major philosophical work by Richard J. Bernstein that critically examines and seeks to renew modern social and political thought through a pragmatist and hermeneutic lens.
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A.
Varieties of Political Theory
Varieties of Political Theory is a seminal collection of essays by political scientist David Easton that surveys and critiques major approaches and methodologies in modern political theory.
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B.
The Concept of the Political
The Concept of the Political is Carl Schmitt’s influential treatise that defines the political realm through the friend–enemy distinction and critiques liberalism’s attempt to depoliticize conflict.
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C.
Hegel and the Rise of Social Theory
"Hegel and the Rise of Social Theory" is the subtitle of Herbert Marcuse’s influential 1941 philosophical work *Reason and Revolution*, which examines Hegel’s thought as a foundation for modern critical social theory.
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D.
A Preface to Politics
A Preface to Politics is a 1913 political and social critique by Walter Lippmann that challenges traditional liberalism and explores how modern industrial society demands new approaches to democracy and governance.
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E.
Powers of Freedom: Reframing Political Thought
Powers of Freedom: Reframing Political Thought is a seminal work of political theory that analyzes how modern forms of governance shape individual freedom and subjectivity through subtle techniques of power.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| addresses |
the crisis of modernity
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the nature of practical reason ⓘ the relationship between theory and practice ⓘ the role of critique in social theory ⓘ |
| aims |
to integrate pragmatism and hermeneutics
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to overcome the dichotomy between explanation and understanding in social science ⓘ to renew modern social and political thought ⓘ |
| author | Richard J. Bernstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| critiques |
foundationalism in philosophy
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positivism in social science ⓘ scientism in social theory ⓘ value-neutral conceptions of social science ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
the historicity of understanding
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the intersubjective character of justification ⓘ the practical dimension of reason ⓘ the role of interpretation in social inquiry ⓘ |
| genre |
political philosophy
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pragmatist philosophy ⓘ social philosophy ⓘ |
| hasContributionTo |
debates on objectivity in the human sciences
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debates on rationality in social science ⓘ debates on the legacy of the Enlightenment ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Charles S. Peirce
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Hans-Georg Gadamer NERFINISHED ⓘ John Dewey NERFINISHED ⓘ Jürgen Habermas NERFINISHED ⓘ Ludwig Wittgenstein NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilfrid Sellars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
critical theory
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hermeneutics ⓘ modernity ⓘ political theory ⓘ pragmatism ⓘ social science methodology ⓘ social theory ⓘ |
| notableFor |
bridging analytic and continental traditions in social and political theory
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developing a pragmatic-hermeneutic alternative to positivism ⓘ |
| philosophicalApproach |
American pragmatism
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hermeneutic philosophy ⓘ post-empiricist philosophy of social science ⓘ |
| proposes |
a dialogical model of rationality
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a fallibilist conception of knowledge ⓘ |
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