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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818453703321

Autore

Bernstein Richard J

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia, : University of Pennsylvania Press, 1971

ISBN

1-283-21240-4

9786613212405

0-8122-0549-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (366 pages)

Disciplina

301.01

Soggetti

Practice (Philosophy)

Act (Philosophy)

Human beings

Philosophy, Modern

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

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

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.