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Introducing Prophetic Pragmatism
eBook - A Dialogue on Hope, the Philosophy of Race, and the Spiritual Blues
ISBN/EAN: 9781498539975
Umbreit-Nr.: 2256280
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: 166 S.
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Keine Angabe
Erschienen am 01.08.2019
Auflage: 1/2019
E-Book
Format: EPUB
DRM: Adobe DRM
- Zusatztext
- <span>Prophetic pragmatism is a gritty philosophical framework that undergirds the intellectual and political work done by those who seek to overcome despair, dogmatism, and oppression. It seeks to unite ones intellectual vocation and ones duty to fight for justice. Cognizant of the ways in which political forces affect thought, while also requiring political action to not be so sure of itself that it simply replaces one oppressive structure with another, prophetic pragmatism requires a critical temper through the mode of Socratic questioning.</span><span>Introducing Prophetic Pragmatism</span><span>argues that hope lies between critical temper and democratic faith. Socratic questioning, prophetic witness, and tragicomic hope open a space for democratic energies to flourish against the forces of nihilism and poverty. Critical temper keeps democratic faith from becoming too idealistic and Pollyannaish, and democratic faith keeps critical temper from being pessimistic about the ability to change current realities. These twin pillars provide the best and most helpful framework for understanding the nature and purpose of prophetic pragmatism. Through their dialogue, Jacob L. Goodson and Brad Elliott demonstrate why prophetic pragmatism is, in the words of Cornel West, pragmatism at its best.</span>
- Kurztext
- <span>Pragmatism is a philosophical school of thought emphasizing action, practices, and practical reasoning whereas prophecy is an ancient religious concept that requires belief in the reality of God. Although these two concepts seem to not be a natural fit with one another, the authors demonstrate why prophetic pragmatism is "pragmatism at its best." </span>
- Autorenportrait
- <span>Jacob L. Goodson</span><span> is associate professor of philosophy at Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas.<br><br></span><span>Brad Elliott Stone</span><span> is professor of philosophy at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.</span>