Maurice Mandelbaum and American Critical Realism

This is a unique and timely assessment of the work of American critical realist Maurice Mandelbaum, and the relation of his thought to contemporary critical realism. Particular attention is paid to how his theories relate to those of Roy Bhaskar. This is essential reading for any student with an interest in critical realism, or the history of philosophy.

List of contents

1. Answering the Destructive Gestalt of the Twentieth Century's Intellectual Crisis 2. Mandelbaum's Critical Realism 3. Mandelbaum's 'Noble Dream:' Historical Objectivism through a Century of Debate 4. Insularity or Continuity? Phenomenology and Critical Realism 5. Mandelbaum on Moral Phenomenology and Moral Realism 6. Societal Facts and Laws after Fifty Years 7. After Mandelbaum: from Societal Facts to Emergent Properties 8. Bibliography of the Writings of Maurice Mandelbaum

About the author

Ian F. Verstegen is an independent scholar living in Philadelphia. Trained in art history, he is an authority on early modern Italian art, especially the painter Federico Barocci, and his interests and publications extend to psychology, aesthetics, and philosophy.

Summary

This is a unique and timely assessment of the work of American critical realist Maurice Mandelbaum, and the relation of his thought to contemporary critical realism. Particular attention is paid to how his theories relate to those of Roy Bhaskar. This is essential reading for any student with an interest in critical realism, or the history of philosophy.

Product details

• Authors: Ian F. Verstegen
• Assisted by: Ian F Verstegen (Editor), Ian F. Verstegen (Editor), Verstegen Ian F. (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.05.2014
• EAN: 9781138797918
• ISBN: 978-1-138-79791-8
• No. of pages: 174
• Series: Critical Realism: Interventions Routledge Critical Realism
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Western philosophy from c 1800, Western Philosophy, From C 1900 -