R. Amesbury 
Morality and Social Criticism 
The Force of Reasons in Discursive Practice

In this book, Richard Amesbury brings recent developments in Anglo-American philosophy into engagement with dominant currents in contemporary European social theory in order to articulate a pragmatic account of moral criticism. Presented in a lively and accessible style that avoids technical jargon, Morality and Social Criticism argues that the objectivity of moral discourse can be preserved without recourse to the overweening philosophical ambitions of the Enlightenment.

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Introduction Solidarity and Dissent: Rorty and the ‘Consequences of Pragmatism’ The Force of Reasons: Habermas on Norms and Justification Norms, Interpretation and Decision-Making: Derrida on Justice Norms and Normativity: Between Regulism and Regularism ‘In the Beginning was the Deed’: The Ungrounded Grounds of Rational Criticism Agreeing to Disagree: Towards a More Capacious Conception of Tradition The Return of Objectivity: Realism without (Rampant) Platonism Postscript: Doing Justice: Criticism and Philosophy

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Richard Amesbury is Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies and Chair of the Department of Philosophy and Religion, Clemson University.