"An impressive collection of essays on a central problem of
political theory. I recommend it highly."
--Jeffrey C. Isaac, Indiana University
With 16 original essays all published here for the first time,
"Theory and Practice" focuses on the relationship between
philosophical tradition and everyday life in the Western tradition.
In this comprehensive volume, Ian Shapiro and Judith Wagner DeCew
have gathered contributions from some of the most influential
thinkers of our generation including Cass Sunnstein, Jean Bethke
Elshtain, Martha Nussbaum, Jeremy Waldron, and Kent Greenwalt.
What are the relations between philosophical theories and
everyday life? This question, as old as it is profound, is the
central focus of "Theory and Practice," The contributors include
some of the most influential thinkers of our generation, among them
Cass Sunnstein, Jean Bethke Elshtain, Martha Nessbaum, Jeremy
Waldron, and Kent Greenwalt. In sixteen chapters--all published
here for the first time--the authors examine major attempts to
reconcile theory with practice in the Western tradition from
Herodotus, Plato, and Aristotle to Kant and Heidegger.
Considerable attention is devoted to the role of theory in
judicial decision-making, debates between defenders of the value of
pure theory and those who argue for the priority of practice, the
political implications of theory, practical problems such as global
warming, and the theoretical commitments of practitioners from Karl
Marx to Vaclav Havel. One of the most expansive volumes in the
NOMOS series to date, "Theory and Practice" will be of interest to
philosophers, lawyers, and social scientists from a wide range of
disciplines.
General
Imprint: |
New York University Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
NOMOS - American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy |
Release date: |
October 1996 |
First published: |
October 1996 |
Editors: |
Ian Shapiro
• Judith Wagner DeCew
|
Dimensions: |
229 x 153 x 28mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade / Trade
|
Pages: |
501 |
Edition: |
New Ed |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8147-8055-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Politics & government >
Political science & theory
|
LSN: |
0-8147-8055-5 |
Barcode: |
9780814780558 |
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!