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Maurice Mandelbaum and American Critical Realism (Paperback)
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Maurice Mandelbaum and American Critical Realism (Paperback)
Series: Critical Realism: Interventions Routledge Critical Realism
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Many have wondered about the similarity in name of American
critical realism and the movement of the same name begun by Roy
Bhaskar. The figure of Maurice Mandelbaum complicates the
relationship, not only due to his career bridging the two movements
but also Mandelbaum's concern not only with traditional concerns of
American critical realism (epistemology and philosophy of science)
but the nature of society, the nature of social explanation, and
naturalism. This volume reflects both on Mandelbaum's own career
and the relation of his thought to Bhaskar's critical realism. By
examining Mandelbaum's commitments to phenomenology within critical
realism, as well as his goal to enlighten social scientific and
above all historiographical categories, it is possible to see how
Mandelbaum went beyond the scientific realism of his predecessors.
At the same time, a fruitful comparison with Bhaskar's and others'
thought is undertaken by examining mandelbaum's solutions to the
problems of the ontology of sociology and social laws, the dynamics
of cultural change and the overriding master narratives that govern
late capitalism. By explaining Mandelbaum's scrupulous attempt to
address the horrors of the twentieth century, it is possible to
appreciate his significance for the twenty-first. A timely and
important book, Maurice Mandelbaum and American Critical Realism is
essential reading for all serious students of critical realism and
twentieth century philosophy.
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