This volume addresses the interlocking themes of realism, objectivity, existentialism and (eco-socialist) politics, based on critical realism. However, it moves beyond the purely scientific orientation of earlier contributions to this philosophy, to further develop the themes.The title essay defends objectivity in science, everyday knowledge, and ethics, and examines both subjective idealism and existentialist critiques of objectivity. The other essays examine some of the same themes but from different angles, keeping the politics of the issues at the forefront.
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This volume develops and defends critical realism whilst engaging critically with existentialist philosophy in a number of ways from existentialist thinkers as diverse as Kierkegaard, R.D. Laing, Heidegger and Sartre.
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Introduction; Part 1; Chapter 1 The inorganic body and the ambiguity of freedom; Chapter 2 Value, rationality and the environment; Chapter 3 Unhewn demonstrations; Chapter 4 Critical realism and the heritage of the Enlightenment; Chapter 5 On slave rebellions in morals; Chapter 6 The right rebellion in the wrong cause; Chapter 7 Sartre: intimations of authenticity; Chapter 8 Sartre's mistaken approach to Marxism; Chapter 9 Berdyaev's socialism; Part 2; Chapter 10 In defence of objectivity; Index;
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780415436694
Publisert
2007-01-24
Utgiver
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Vekt
385 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
U, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
256
Forfatter
Biografisk notat
Andrew Collier is a member of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Southampton. His previous publications addressed socialist thought or critical realism or both: most recently Being and Worth extends realism to ethics and Christianity and Marxism aims to reconcile these two world views.