The Crisis of Democratic Theory Scientific Naturalism and the Problem of Value |
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| Author:
| Purcell, Edward A. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8131-0141-5 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 1973 |
| Publisher: | University Press of Kentucky
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $30.00 |
Book Description:
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Widely acclaimed for its originality and penetration, this award-winning study of American thought in the twentieth century examines the ways in which the spread of pragmatism and scientific naturalism affected developments in philosophy, social science, and law, and traces the effects of these developments on traditional assumptions of democratic theory.
Widely acclaimed for its originality and penetration, this award-winning study of American thought in the twentieth century examines the ways in which the spread of pragmatism and scientific naturalism affected developments in philosophy, social science, and law, and traces the effects of these developments on traditional assumptions of democratic theory.