Dialectic The Pulse of Freedom
Dialectic The Pulse of Freedom by Roy Bhaskar, published by Verso in 1993, is a comprehensive exploration of critical realism in philosophy. This edition spans 419 pages and is presented in English. The book critiques purely analytical modes of thinking, arguing that traditional philosophy’s focus on knowledge as the definition of being is fundamentally flawed. Bhaskar introduces a transformational model of society, positioning social science as a tool for political emancipation.
Readers will find a thorough examination of the intersection between philosophy and politics, as Bhaskar contends that critical realism lays the groundwork for a new methodology in the human sciences. The text also provides a historical overview of Western philosophy, tracing its development from pre-Socratic origins to contemporary post-modernist thought. Through this analysis, Bhaskar aims to bridge gaps in understanding and offer insights into the role of philosophy in social transformation.
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This book attacks purely analytical modes of thinking. Bhaskar develops a critical realist philosophy, which isolates the definition of being in terms of knowledge as the characteristic flaw of traditional philosophy. He conceives a “transformational” model of society and sees social science as explanatory, and therefore of assistance to political projects of emancipation. Concerned to bridge the gap between philosophy and politics, Dialectic argues that critical realism provides the basis of a completely new and general methodology for the human sciences. This book also contains an account of the history of Western philosophy, from its pre-Socratic origins to its contemporary post-modernist forms.
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