Beth J Singer
Biographic Data
| ID | 5893379 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Beth J Singer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Beth J |
| FAMILY NAME | Singer |
| SIGNATURE | SINGER B J |
| AFFILIATIONS | City University of New York |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1972 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Democracy and the Post-Totalitarian Experience
This book presents the work of Polish and American philosophers about Poland’s transition from Communist domination to democracy. Among their topics are nationalism, liberalism, law and justice, academic freedom, religion, fascism, and anti-Semitism. Beyond their insights into the ongoing situation in Poland, these essays have broader implications, inspiring reflection on dealing with needed social changes.
Nationalism and Dehostilization
Pragmatism, Rights, and Democracy
The author's theory of rights was developed in an earlier book. This successor volume includes applications, lectures, replies to critics, and clarifications. For the author, rights exist only if they are embedded in the operative practices of a community. People have a right in a community if their claim is acknowledged, and if they would acknowledge similar claims by others. This account contrasts with theories of natural rights, which state th…
The Democratic Solution to Ethnic Pluralism
Les droits des minorites sont non seulement compatibles avec l'unite politique mais ils sont aussi les moyens et les conditions necessaires de cette unite
Intersubjectivity without subjectivism
Having Rights
Philosophy after Darwin: Chapters in the Career of Philosophy Volume III, and Other Essays
The sequel to Volumes I and II of John Herman Randall, Jr.'s acclaimed history of modern philosophy, The Career of Philosophy, This volume contains the completed chapters from Randall's unfinished Volume III and a selection of other essays examining the impact of Darwin's theory of evolution on following philosophical movements, including the reinterpretation of idealism in England and America, and the relation between religion and philosophy
La Lecon d'Althusser
Jacques Rancière made his theoretical debut when, under the Althusserian umbrella, he published a long essay in the 1965 edition of Lire le Capital. This essay was later omitted from the 1969 edition. Why? It has been suggested that Rancière's contribution was particularly vulnerable to a critique written by André Glucksmann. As such its omission was part of a “premeditated partial withdrawal, in order to narrow tactical flanks.” This is true, th…
The Rational Society: A Critical Study of Santayana's Social Thought
The Democratic Solution to Ethnic Pluralism
Les droits des minorites sont non seulement compatibles avec l'unite politique mais ils sont aussi les moyens et les conditions necessaires de cette unite
La Lecon d'Althusser
Jacques Rancière made his theoretical debut when, under the Althusserian umbrella, he published a long essay in the 1965 edition of Lire le Capital. This essay was later omitted from the 1969 edition. Why? It has been suggested that Rancière's contribution was particularly vulnerable to a critique written by André Glucksmann. As such its omission was part of a “premeditated partial withdrawal, in order to narrow tactical flanks.” This is true, th…
The Rational Society: A Critical Study of Santayana's Social Thought
La Lecon d'Althusser
Jacques Rancière made his theoretical debut when, under the Althusserian umbrella, he published a long essay in the 1965 edition of Lire le Capital. This essay was later omitted from the 1969 edition. Why? It has been suggested that Rancière's contribution was particularly vulnerable to a critique written by André Glucksmann. As such its omission was part of a “premeditated partial withdrawal, in order to narrow tactical flanks.” This is true, th…
Philosophy after Darwin: Chapters in the Career of Philosophy Volume III, and Other Essays
The sequel to Volumes I and II of John Herman Randall, Jr.'s acclaimed history of modern philosophy, The Career of Philosophy, This volume contains the completed chapters from Randall's unfinished Volume III and a selection of other essays examining the impact of Darwin's theory of evolution on following philosophical movements, including the reinterpretation of idealism in England and America, and the relation between religion and philosophy
Having Rights
Intersubjectivity without subjectivism
The Democratic Solution to Ethnic Pluralism
Les droits des minorites sont non seulement compatibles avec l'unite politique mais ils sont aussi les moyens et les conditions necessaires de cette unite
Pragmatism, Rights, and Democracy
The author's theory of rights was developed in an earlier book. This successor volume includes applications, lectures, replies to critics, and clarifications. For the author, rights exist only if they are embedded in the operative practices of a community. People have a right in a community if their claim is acknowledged, and if they would acknowledge similar claims by others. This account contrasts with theories of natural rights, which state th…
Nationalism and Dehostilization
Democracy and the Post-Totalitarian Experience
This book presents the work of Polish and American philosophers about Poland’s transition from Communist domination to democracy. Among their topics are nationalism, liberalism, law and justice, academic freedom, religion, fascism, and anti-Semitism. Beyond their insights into the ongoing situation in Poland, these essays have broader implications, inspiring reflection on dealing with needed social changes.
Philosophy (8 works) · Epistemology (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Philosophy (6 works) · Politics (6 works) · Democracy (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Communism (2 works)