The Crisis of Democratic Theory: Scientific Naturalism and the Problem of Value

Purcell Jr., Edward A.

ISBN 10: 0813101417 / ISBN 13: 9780813101415

Published by University Press of Kentucky (edition ), 1973

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Crisis of Democratic Theory: Scientific Naturalism and the Problem of Value
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky (edition )
• Publication Date: 1973
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0813101417
• ISBN 13: 9780813101415
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Widely acclaimed for its originality and penetration, this award-winning study of American thought in the twentieth century examines the ways in which the spread of pragmatism and scientific naturalism affected developments in philosophy, social science, and law, and traces the effects of these developments on traditional assumptions of democratic theory.

Review

"Fills a major gap for mature students of American thought and political theory."―Choice

"Embodies the broad scope and balanced judgment to make it henceforth one of the standard historical syntheses of American ideas and to establish its author as a leading intellectual historian."―Journal of Southern History

"Brilliant."―Key Reporter

"Will greatly help social scientists to understand better the impact of scientific naturalism on the social sciences."―Political Theory

"[L]ucid, informative, perceptive, and commendably fair-minded."―Journal of American History