Beyond Objectivism and Relativism: Science Hermeneutics and Praxis

Drawing freely and expertly from Continental and analytic traditions Richard Bernstein examines a number of debates and controversies exemplified in the works of Gadamer Habermas Rorty and Arendt. He argues that a new conversation is emerging about human rationality―a new understanding that emphasizes its practical character and has important ramifications both for thought and action.