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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addresses the crisis of modernity
the nature of practical reason
the relationship between theory and practice
the role of critique in social theory
aims to integrate pragmatism and hermeneutics
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
positivism in social science
scientism in social theory
value-neutral conceptions of social science
emphasizes the historicity of understanding
the intersubjective character of justification
the practical dimension of reason
the role of interpretation in social inquiry
genre political philosophy
pragmatist philosophy
social philosophy
hasContributionTo debates on objectivity in the human sciences
debates on rationality in social science
debates on the legacy of the Enlightenment
influencedBy Charles S. Peirce NERFINISHED
Hans-Georg Gadamer NERFINISHED
John Dewey NERFINISHED
Jürgen Habermas NERFINISHED
Ludwig Wittgenstein NERFINISHED
Wilfrid Sellars NERFINISHED
language English
mainSubject critical theory
hermeneutics
modernity
political theory
pragmatism
social science methodology
social theory
notableFor bridging analytic and continental traditions in social and political theory
developing a pragmatic-hermeneutic alternative to positivism
philosophicalApproach American pragmatism NERFINISHED
hermeneutic philosophy
post-empiricist philosophy of social science
proposes a dialogical model of rationality
a fallibilist conception of knowledge

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