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Philosophical Reflections on the Changes in Eastern Europe William L. McBride

Philosophical Reflections on the Changes in Eastern Europe By William L. McBride

Philosophical Reflections on the Changes in Eastern Europe by William L. McBride


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A philosophical reflection on the changes in Eastern Europe that began in 1989. It focuses on issues such as the role of ideology; conversions of intellectuals; the place of philosophers in politics; the relationship between democratic slogans and everyday realities; and women's concerns.

Philosophical Reflections on the Changes in Eastern Europe Summary

Philosophical Reflections on the Changes in Eastern Europe by William L. McBride

In this timely book, two philosophers_one American, one Bulgarian_explore the significance of the changes in Eastern Europe that began in 1989, and offer two alternative perspectives about them. The momentous events taking place in this region challenge philosophers to look for deeper understandings and explanations than are called for in purely strategic, political accounts. Philosophical Reflections on the Changes in Eastern Europe is written with an explicit awareness of the great differences_in cultural traditions, recent history, and current conditions_among the different regions and countries of Central and Eastern Europe, but the authors focus above all on certain significant commonalities that are fully understandable only within a larger, global context. They explore such issues as the role of ideology, past and present; 'conversions,' real or apparent, of intellectuals; the place of philosophers in politics; the relationship between democratic slogans and everyday realities; and special concerns of women. Social and political philosophers, political scientists, and scholars of Eastern Europe will want to have this book on their shelves.

Philosophical Reflections on the Changes in Eastern Europe Reviews

Philosopher-speak can easily become 'a language that the stranger does not know,' but McBride avoids the commonest pitfalls throughout the seven essays in this slim, accessible volume. -- Raymond Pearson, University of Ulster, Coleraine * Irish Slavonic Studies *

About William L. McBride

William L. McBride is professor of philosophy at Purdue University. He is the author of Social and Political Philosophy, Sartre's Political Theory, The Philosophy of Marx, Social Theory at a Crossroads, and Fundamental Change in Law and Society: Hart and Sartre on Revolution and is the Edior of Sartre and Existentialism.

Table of Contents

Part 1 Acknowledgements Part 2 Introduction Chapter 3 1 The Bygone Era Chapter 4 2 Today Chapter 5 3 Conversions and Continuities Chapter 6 4 Theory and Practice: Philosophical Politicians and Philosophy as Political Values Chapter 7 5 Values Chapter 8 6 The Throne, The Altar, and The Cottage Chapter 9 7 Worldviews: From One Materialism to Another Part 10 Index Part 11 About the Author

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NLS9780847687985
9780847687985
0847687988
Philosophical Reflections on the Changes in Eastern Europe by William L. McBride
New
Paperback
Rowman & Littlefield
1999-02-23
148
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