by Richard J. Bernstein · Tapa dura · ISBN 9781848936157
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«Pragmatic Encounters» is the philosophical essay by Richard J. Bernstein, published by Taylor & Francis Group in hardcover (254 pages, in English).
The book examines pragmatism and its place in American philosophy, as well as its relevance in contemporary thought. Bernstein dialogues with figures such as Hannah Arendt and with different currents, and addresses themes such as creative democracy, Cartesian anxiety, radical evil, humanism, and the secular age.
Published in 2015, it belongs to the series Routledge Studies in American Philosophy.
Aimed at students and scholars of philosophy, particularly those interested in pragmatism and American philosophy.
Richard Jacob Bernstein was an American philosopher who taught for many years at Haverford College and then at The New School for Social Research, where he was Vera List Professor of Philosophy. Bernstein wrote extensively about a broad array of issues and philosophical traditions including American pragmatism, neopragmatism, critical theory, deconstruction, social philosophy, political philosophy, and hermeneutics.
