The Creativity of Action

by Hans Joas

Book Overview

Hans Joas is one of the foremost social theorists in Germany today. In this outstanding book he outlines the fundamentals of a new theory of action, drawing on philosophical pragmatism. The work is based upon Joas's celebrated study of George Herbert Mead, but also establishes direct ties between Mead's work and approaches drawn from German traditions of philosophical anthropology. A major feature of Joas's theory is an emphasis on the creative character...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745617719
• ISBN13: 9780745617718
• Release Date: November 1996
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"