Reinhold Niebuhr's “Christian Pragmatism
A Principled Alternative to Consequentialism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6398763 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mark L Haas (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 605-636 |
| Publication date | 1999-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Review of Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0034-6705 • E-ISSN: 1748-6858 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0034670500050543 |
| OpenAlex | W2138277724 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 18 |
Although the influence of Reinhold Niebuhr's thought on political theory has been a profound one, curiously, scholars have quite often misunderstood or misinterpreted his philosophy on issues that are of central importance to his political vision. Specifically, Niebuhr's program for ethical and political action is often described as one of “unrestricted” consequentialism, in which ethical decision making is by necessity reduced to a process where the ends justify the means. Despite the fact that Niebuhr's theory of ethics clearly called for an examination of the likely consequences of one's actions, it should nevertheless not be labeled in this manner
Action (physics · Consequentialism · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Political action · Political philosophy · Political science · Politics · Pragmatism · Sociology · Law · Medieval Philosophy and Theology · Philosophical and Historical Studies · Philosophy · Political Theology and Sovereignty
The Twenty Years’ Crisis, 1919–1939
Realist thought from Weber to Kissinger
The Irony of American History
Forms and Limits of Utilitarianism
Political Action
The Recovery of Liberalism
Power and Suspicion
The Nature and Destiny of Man
Reinhold Niebuhr and the issues of our time
Neorealism and its critics
Christianity and Power Politics
Moral man and immoral society
Reinhold Niebuhr's Theology of History
The Irony of American History
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,23 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2016 (4) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |