Multicultural education in a pluralistic society

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David Ingram

In his magnum opus, *Theorie des kommunikativen Handelns*, the distinguished philosopher Jurgen Habermas presented his ideas as a whole, providing the first major defense of his philosophy. David Ingram here summarizes the themes of Habermas's masterwork, placing them in the context of the philosopher's other work, relating them to poststructuralism, hermeneutics, and Neo-Aristotelianism, and surveying what other critics have said about Habermas. (Source: Yale University Press)

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Albert Jacquard

"Jamais, sans doute, les incertitudes de chacun devant la société et l'avenir personnel ou collectif n'ont été aussi fortes, les systèmes religieux ou idéologiques aussi fragilisés. Généticien de renom, mais aussi homme d'engagement et de culture, Albert Jacquard s'intéresse ici aux principales questions de la vie. D'Autrui à Sagesse, d'Ethique ou Démographie à Hitler ou Origine, il aborde, en conversation avec Huguette Planès, enseignante de philosophie, trente grands sujets éternels ou actuels. S'appuyant sur les travaux des scientifiques ou sur les doctrines philosophiques de référence, il nous donne des clefs, des questions, des réponses, et, qu'on le lise de A à Z ou au gré de sa curiosité, il incite à poursuivre la réflexion librement, par soi-même, à travers d'autres lectures."--Book cover.

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David Miller and Michael Walzer

The essays in this book by a group of leading political theorists assess and develop the central ideas of Michael Walzer's path-breaking Spheres of Justice. Is social justice a radically plural notion, with its principles determined by the different social goods that men and women allocate to one another? Is it possible to prevent the unequal distribution of money and power from distorting the allocation of other goods? If different goods are distributed by different mechanisms, what (if any) kind of social equality is possible? Are there universal principles of justice which apply regardless of context? These and other related questions are pursued in depth by the contributors. . The book concludes with an important new essay by Walzer in which he reflects on the positions taken in his original book in the light of the critical appraisals presented here.

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Stephen P. Turner and Paul A. Roth

"The Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of the Social Sciences collects newly commissioned essays that examine fundamental issues in the social sciences. The philosophy of the social sciences is concerned with a wide range of problems that pertain to explanations of human action and thought. This volume is the first of its kind to survey the full range of issues that philosophy of social science now encompasses. These include postmodernism, science studies, feminist philosophy, evolutionary accounts of social life, rational choice theory, practice theory, and causal modeling. The book also provides a retrospective look at the origins of the problem of the scientific character of social science and the changes that the field has undergone. Written by an international cast of leading philosophers, each essay offers an examination of the hottest issues in this field. It is a must-read for philosophers of social science and philosophically inclined social scientists. Book jacket."--BOOK JACKET.