Abstract
In this discussion, Richard Sennett and Hans Joas elaborate on the role of both creativity and pragmatism in the social sciences. They pursue these topics from different perspectives: the role creativity played in the history of ideas and in classical pragmatism, what creativity means in the practice of the arts and how a creative pragmatist sociology might be possible. Pragmatism, they conclude, may not be a new idea, but the practice of pragmatism offers a new political vision beyond the traditional frontiers of left and right.
Translated title of the contribution | Kreativitet , pragmatisme og socialvidenskab: En diskussion mellem Hans Joas og Richard Sennett |
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Original language | English |
Journal | Distinktion : Scandinavian Journal of Social Theory |
Volume | 2006 |
Issue number | 13 |
Pages (from-to) | 5-33 |
Number of pages | 25 |
ISSN | 1600-910X |
Publication status | Published - 2006 |
Keywords
- pragmatism
- creativity
- social sciences
- experience
- action theory