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" Pragmatism and social theory / "
Hans Joas
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581661
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GB9344308b410880
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| Main Entry
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Joas, Hans,1948-
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Pragmatism and social theory /\ Hans Joas
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vi, 272 pages ;; 24 cm
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0226400417
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: 9780226400419
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: 0226400425
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: 9780226400426
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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| Contents
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Introduction: steps toward a pragmatist theory of action. 1. Pragmatism in American sociology. -- Pragmatism and classical European social theory. 2. Durkheim and pragmatism: the psychology of consciousness and the social constitution of categories. -- 3. An underestimated alternative: America and the limits of "critical theory." -- 4. American pragmatism and German thought: a history of misunderstandings. -- Pragmatism and contemporary social theory. 5. The unhappy marriage of hermeneutics and functionalism: Jürgen Habermas's theory of communicative action. -- 6. Institutionalization as a creative process: the sociological importance of Cornelius Castoriadis's political philosophy. -- 7. A sociological transformation of the philosophy of Praxis: Anthony Giddens's theory of structuration. -- 8. The antinomies of neofunctionalism: a critical essay on Jeffrey Alexander. -- 9. Role theories and socialization research. -- Conclusion: The creativity of action and the intersubjectivity of reason, Mead's pragmatism and social theory
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Sociology
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Pragmatism
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Pragmatisme
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Sociologie
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301
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HM26.J63 1993
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