Between social science, religion and politics : essays in critical rationalism

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    • Albert, Hans

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Between social science, religion and politics : essays in critical rationalism

Hans Albert

(Schriftenreihe zur Philosophie Karl R. Poppers und des Kritischen Rationalismus, Bd. 13)

Rodopi, c1999

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Hans Albert is the leading critical rationalist in the German-speaking world and the main critic of the hermeneutic tradition. He is well-known for applying the idea of critical reason to various kinds of human practice, including economics, politics, and law. But he has also improved on Popper's methodology by introducing the idea of rational heuristics. This collection of essays presents the core of his work on epistemology, philosophy of the social sciences, philosophy of religion, and philosophy of law. Most of Albert's works have not been available in English. It is enormously useful to have these articles collected in a single volume.

Table of Contents

Preface. I. Science and the Search for Truth. Critical Rationalism and the Nature of Epistemology. II. Transcendental Realism and Rational Heuristics. Critical Rationalism and the Problem of Method. III. The Conflict of Science and Religion. Religious Metaphysics and the Scientific World View. IV. Social Science and Moral Philosophy. A Critical Approach to Value Problems in the Social Science. V. The Economic Tradition. Economics as a Research Program for Social Science. VI. Hermeneutics and Economics. A Criticism of Hermeneutical Thinking in the Social Sciences. VII. Social Science, Jurisprudence and Law. Legal Science as Social Technology and Politics. VIII. Is Socialism Inevitable? Historical Prophecy and the Possibilities of Reason. IX. Liberalism Revisited. The Ideal of Liberty and the Problem of the Social Order. Name index. Subject index.

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  • NCID
    BA46905801
  • ISBN
    • 9042005076
  • Country Code
    ne
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Amsterdam ; Atlanta, GA
  • Pages/Volumes
    226 p.
  • Size
    22 cm
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