This title takes up the claims of modernity and confronts them with a stark reality: the ongoing proliferation of war. Drawing on a range of material, from World War I to the Balkans, Joas engages with contemporary debates in the sociology and politics...
In this book, the social theorist Hans Joas explores the nature of values in relation to some of the leading figures of 20th century philosophy and social theory.
Rising concerns among scholars about the intellectual and cultural foundations of democracy have led to a revival of interest in the American philosophical tradition of pragmatism. In this book, Hans Joas shows how pragmatism can link divergent intellectu...