Facets of Rationality

Andler, Daniel; Banerjee, Parthasarathi; Chaudhury, Mahasweta; Guillaume, Olivier (eds.)

ISBN 10: 0803992254 / ISBN 13: 9780803992252

Published by Sage Publications India Pvt Ltd., New Delhi, India, 1995

About this Item

Proceedings of a workshop held Dec. 15-18, 1993, at the National Institute of Science, Technology, and Development Studies, New Delhi, India. Figures. Black cloth with gilt lettering to spineand gilt lettering and tooling to upper board. Boards are very sound. Text and illustrations are clean, bright and tight throughout.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Facets of Rationality
• Publisher: Sage Publications India Pvt Ltd., New Delhi, India
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0803992254
• ISBN 13: 9780803992252
• Binding: hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: Used
• Seller catalogs:
  • Philosophy & Ethics

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Synopsis

Scholars from various philosophical schools of thought, including cultural relativism, hermeneutics, and postmodernism, have recently critiqued rationalism in light of new developments in the cognitive sciences. Each of these new developments set into motion new inquiries in each school philosophical school of thought. Now, in Facets of Rationality, a distinguished team of scholars examines these new inquiries and bring rationality back into the mainstream of the social sciences. The unique feature of this book lies in its multidisciplinary exploration of rational concerns and in discovering the integral meaning of rationality as viewed by the perspectives of different disciplines. As such, it will of considerable interest to those involved with the study and teaching of philosophy, theoretical psychology, cognitive science, political theory, and linguistics.

About the Author

Parthasarathi Banerjee has been involved in research on business policy, innovation, and science and technology policy and related areas for the last two and a half decades, and has been working with National Institute of Science, Technology and Development Studies (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research), New Delhi, where he is currently the Director. He has published eight books and several journal/book papers; his latest book was on biomedical innovation.