Confines of democracy : : essays on the philosophy of Richard J. Bernstein / / edited by Ramón del Castillo, Ángel M. Faerna, and Larry A. Hickman.

• Superior document: Value inquiry book series, volume 285. Central European value studies
• TeilnehmendeR: Castillo, Ramón del; Faerna García-Bermejo, Ángel Manuel,; Hickman, Larry A., 1942-; Bernstein, Richard J.,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill Rodopi,, [2015]; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Value inquiry book series ; 285.; Value inquiry book series. Central-European value studies.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (278 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

The topics addressed by Richard J. Bernstein in his extensive and illuminating work span the stream of contemporary thought in several directions: ethics, politics, epistemology, philosophy of history, and social theory. In reflecting on them Bernstein has played an intermediary role between the most recognizable product of American philosophical tradition, i.e. Pragmatism, and such central trends in European 20th century thought as Marxism, Psychoanalysis, Critical Theory, and Hermeneutics. In this volume a host of prominent scholars from the United States, Europe, and Latin America pays tribute to Bernstein's lifelong reflection on such present human problems as: the achievements and the dilemmas of modern societies, the legitimation crisis of democracy, the uses and abuses of public space, the role of scientific knowledge and technology in shaping the modern life, the ethical and political interplay between identity and community, and the preconditions and limits of understanding in multicultural contexts.-- Source other than Library of Congress.

Table of Contents

Preliminary material / Editors Confines of Democracy -- A TALE OF TWO DICKS / Robert Westbrook -- A CONVERSATION BETWEEN FRIENDS: THE IRONIST AND THE PRAGMATIC FALLIBILIST / Santiago Rey -- A REPLY TO ROBERT WESTBROOK AND SANTIAGO REY / Richard J. Bernstein -- TWO TALES ABOUT PRAGMATISM AND EUROPEAN PHILOSOPHY (WITH AN INTRODUCTORY FAMILY TALE) / Carlos Thiebaut -- A REPLY TO CARLOS THIEBAUT / Richard J. Bernstein -- BERNSTEIN ON THE NARRATIVE AND IDENTITY OF PRAGMATISM IN AMERICA / Gregory Fernando Pappas -- A REPLY TO GREGORY FERNANDO PAPPAS / Richard J. Bernstein -- BEYOND OBJECTIVISM AND RELATIVISM (AGAIN) / John Ryder -- A REPLY TO JOHN RYDER / Richard J. Bernstein -- RELATIVISM, GOOD AND BAD: BERNSTEIN ON THE PRAGMATIC CONCEPTION OF OBJECTIVITY / Ángel M. Faerna -- A REPLY TO ÁNGEL M. FAERNA / Richard J. Bernstein -- AN “ENGAGED FALLIBILISTIC PLURALISM” / Juan Carlos Mougán -- HERMENEUTICS, PRACTICAL PHILOSOPHY AND THE ONTOLOGY OF COMMUNITY: WITTGENSTEIN, GADAMER AND BERNSTEIN / Núria Sara Miras Boronat -- A REPLY TO JUAN CARLOS MOUGÁN AND NÚRIA SARA MIRAS BORONAT / Richard J. Bernstein -- PRAGMATISM, WESTERNS, AND EVIL. REMARKS ON RICHARD J. BERNSTEIN AND FORGIVENESS / Federico Penelas -- A REPLY TO FEDERICO PENELAS / Richard J. Bernstein -- CRITICAL COMMON SENSE, EXEMPLARY DOUBTING, AND REFLECTIVE JUDGMENT / Heidi Salaverría -- A REPLY TO HEIDI SALAVERRÍA / Richard J. Bernstein -- ENLIGHTENMENT, UTILITY AND TERROR / Antonio Gómez Ramos -- A REPLY TO ANTONIO GÓMEZ RAMOS / Richard J. Bernstein -- BERNSTEIN ON DEWEYAN DEMOCRACY / James Campbell -- A REPLY TO JAMES CAMPBELL / Richard J. Bernstein -- RECONSTRUCTION OF DEMOCRATIC EXPERIENCE / Alicia García Ruiz -- A REPLY TO ALICIA GARCÍA RUIZ / Richard J. Bernstein -- BERNSTEIN BETWEEN HABERMAS AND RORTY: A DEWEYAN RECONSTRUCTION / Larry A. Hickman -- A REPLY TO LARRY A. HICKMAN / Richard J. Bernstein -- LISTENING WITHOUT BANISTERS. BERNSTEIN AND HABERMAS ON DEMOCRATIC ETHOS / Ramón del Castillo -- A REPLY TO RAMÓN DEL CASTILLO / Richard J. Bernstein -- ABOUT THE AUTHORS / Editors Confines of Democracy -- Index / Editors Confines of Democracy.