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  • The Vicissitudes of Nature

    From Spinoza to Freud

    by Richard J. Bernstein ...
    The relation between humans and nature is at the core of the great existential threats of our time, from climate change, extreme weather, and environmental destruction to devastating pandemics. We are becoming increasingly aware of the fact that, unless we change our behavior radically and quickly, the most likely outcome will be the destruction of countless species and forms of life, including ... Read more

    $25.99 CAD

  • The Pragmatic Turn

    by Richard J. Bernstein ...
    In this major new work, Richard J. Bernstein argues that many of the most important themes in philosophy during the past one hundred and fifty years are variations and developments of ideas that were prominent in the classical American pragmatists: Charles S. Peirce, William James, John Dewey and George H Mead. Pragmatism begins with a thoroughgoing critique of the Cartesianism that dominated so ... Read more

    $24.99 CAD

  • Only in America

    Al Jolson and The Jazz Singer

    by Richard Bernstein ...
    A probing biography of world-renowned Jewish singer and actor Al Jolson and the history of his performance in and the making of The Jazz SingerAl Jolson, born Asa Yoelson, immigrated from a shtetl in Lithuania to the United States in 1894 after his father secured a job as a rabbi in Washington, D.C. A poor, Yiddish-speaking newcomer navigating a racially segregated and antisemitic America, young ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

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  • The Abuse of Evil

    The Corruption of Politics and Religion since 9/11

    by Richard J. Bernstein ...
    Series series Themes for the 21st Century
    Since 9/11 politicians, preachers, conservatives and the media are all speaking about evil. In the past the dicourse about evil in our religious, philosophic and literary traditions has provoked thinking, questioning and inquiry. But today the appeal to evil is being used as a political tool to obscure compex issues, block serious thinking and stifle public discussion and debate.We are now ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • Why Read Hannah Arendt Now?

    by Richard J. Bernstein ...
    Recently there has been an extraordinary international revival of interest in Hannah Arendt. She was extremely perceptive about the dark tendencies in contemporary life that continue to plague us. She developed a concept of politics and public freedom that serves as a critical standard for judging what is wrong with politics today.Richard J. Bernstein argues that Arendt should be read today ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Hannah Arendt and the Jewish Question

    by Richard J. Bernstein ...
    Hannah Arendt is increasingly recognised as one of the most original social and political thinkers of the twentieth century. In this important book, Richard Bernstein sets out to show that many of the most significant themes in Arendt's thinking have their origins in their confrontation with the Jewish Question. By approaching her mature work from this perspective, we can gain a richer and more ... Read more

    $31.99 CAD

  • Beyond Objectivism and Relativism

    Science, Hermeneutics, and Praxis

    by Richard J. Bernstein ...
    Drawing freely and expertly from Continental and analytic traditions, Richard Bernstein examines a number of debates and controversies exemplified in the works of Gadamer, Habermas, Rorty, and Arendt. He argues that a "new conversation" is emerging about human rationality—a new understanding that emphasizes its practical character and has important ramifications both for thought and action. ... Read more

    $36.99 CAD

  • Beyond Objectivism and Relativism

    Science, Hermeneutics, and Praxis

    by Richard J. Bernstein ...
    Drawing freely and expertly from Continental and analytic traditions, Richard Bernstein examines a number of debates and controversies exemplified in the works of Gadamer, Habermas, Rorty, and Arendt. He argues that a "new conversation" is emerging about human rationality—a new understanding that emphasizes its practical character and has important ramifications both for thought and action. ... Read more

    $45.99 CAD

  • Praxis and Action

    Contemporary Philosophies of Human Activity

    by Richard J. Bernstein ...
    From the Introduction:This inquiry is concerned with the themes of praxis and action in four philosophic movements: Marxism, existentialism, pragmatism, and analytic philosophy. It is rare that these four movements are considered in a single inquiry, for there are profound differences of emphasis, focus, terminology, and approach represented by these styles of thought. Many philosophers believe ... Read more

    $51.99 CAD

  • Praxis and Action

    Contemporary Philosophies of Human Activity

    by Richard J. Bernstein ...
    From the Introduction:This inquiry is concerned with the themes of praxis and action in four philosophic movements: Marxism, existentialism, pragmatism, and analytic philosophy. It is rare that these four movements are considered in a single inquiry, for there are profound differences of emphasis, focus, terminology, and approach represented by these styles of thought. Many philosophers believe ... Read more

    $36.99 CAD

  • Philosophical Profiles

    Essays in a Pragmatic Mode

    by Richard J. Bernstein ...
    Philosophical Profiles brings together ten important essays by Richard Berstein. Each focuses on the work of a thinker or group of thinkers at the center of contemporary developments in philosophy, including Hannah Arendt, John Dewey, Hans-Georg Gadamer, Jurgen Habermas, G.W.F. Hegel, Alasdair MacIntyre, Herbert Marcuse, and Richard Rorty. ... Read more

    $31.99 CAD

  • Philosophical Profiles

    Essays in a Pragmatic Mode

    by Richard J. Bernstein ...
    Philosophical Profiles brings together ten important essays by Richard Berstein. Each focuses on the work of a thinker or group of thinkers at the center of contemporary developments in philosophy, including Hannah Arendt, John Dewey, Hans-Georg Gadamer, Jurgen Habermas, G.W.F. Hegel, Alasdair MacIntyre, Herbert Marcuse, and Richard Rorty. ... Read more

    $39.99 CAD