Realism and Pragmatic Epistemology - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Realism and Pragmatic Epistemology write by Nicholas Rescher. This book was released on 2005. Realism and Pragmatic Epistemology available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. An examination of philosophical realism from the standpoint of pragmatic epistemology, this book addresses the core idea of Rescher's work in epistemology: that functional and pragmatic concerns exert a controlling influence on the conduct of rational inquiry and on the ways in which we can and should regard its products. Pragmatism is widely regarded as a philosophical approach that stands at odds with realism, but Rescher takes a very different approach. He views pragmatism as a realistic position that can be developed from a pragmatic point of view, and utilizes a number of case studies to augment his position. Throughout, he shows how the pragmatic and purposive setting of our putative knowledge of the real world proves to be crucial for the constituting and also for the constitution of our knowledge.
Hilary Putnam
Hilary Putnam - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Hilary Putnam write by James Conant. This book was released on 2012-10-02. Hilary Putnam available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. One of the most influential contemporary philosophers, Hilary Putnam's involvement in philosophy spans philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, ontology and epistemology and logic. This specially commissioned collection discusses his contribution to the realist and pragmatist debate. Hilary Putnam comments on the issues raised in each article, making it invaluable for any scholar of his work.
Realism, Science, and Pragmatism
Realism, Science, and Pragmatism - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Realism, Science, and Pragmatism write by Kenneth R. Westphal. This book was released on 2014-02-24. Realism, Science, and Pragmatism available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This collection of original essays aims to reinvigorate the debate surrounding philosophical realism in relation to philosophy of science, pragmatism, epistemology, and theory of perception. Questions concerning realism are as current and as ancient as philosophy itself; this volume explores relations between different positions designated as ‘realism’ by examining specific cases in point, drawn from a broad range of systematic problems and historical views, from ancient Greek philosophy through the present. The first section examines the context of the project; contributions systematically engage the historical background of philosophical realism, re-examining key works of Aristotle, Descartes, Quine, and others. The following two sections epitomize the central tension within current debates: scientific realism and pragmatism. These contributions address contemporary questions of scientific realism and the reality of the objects of science, and consider whether, how or the extent to which realism and pragmatism are compatible. With an editorial introduction by Kenneth R. Westphal, these fourteen original essays provide wide-ranging, salient insights into the status of realism today.
Hilary Putnam
Hilary Putnam - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Hilary Putnam write by Urszula M. Żegleń. This book was released on 2002. Hilary Putnam available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. One of the most influential contemporary philosophers, Hilary Putnam's involvement in philosophy spans philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, ontology and epistemology and logic. This specially commissioned collection discusses his contribution to the realist and pragmatist debate. Hilary Putnam comments on the issues raised in each article, making it invaluable for any scholar of his work.
Pragmatic Perspectives
Pragmatic Perspectives - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Pragmatic Perspectives write by Robert Schwartz. This book was released on 2019-07-23. Pragmatic Perspectives available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. For a good part of the 20th century, the classic Pragmatists—Charles Sanders Peirce, William James, and John Dewey—and pragmatism in general were largely ignored by analytic philosophers. They were said to hold such untenable views as whatever best satisfies our needs is true and that the end justifies the means. Despite a recent revival of interest in these figures, spurred largely by the work of Richard Rorty, it is not uncommon to continue to hear claims that pragmatism is a subjectivist, anti-realist position that denies that there is a mind-independent world, and fails to place objective constraints on inquiry. In this book, Robert Schwartz dispels these traditional views by examining the empiricist and constructivist orientation of the classic pragmatists. Based on updated and expanded versions of his influential papers, as well as a number of previously unpublished essays, in this book Schwartz demonstrates the relevance of pragmatic thought to a wide range of issues beyond concerns over truth and realism that currently dominate discussions. The individual essays elaborate and defend pragmatic, instrumentalist, and constructivist conceptions of truth and inquiry, moral discourse and ethical statements, perception, art, and worldmaking. Pragmatic Perspectives will appeal to scholars interested in the history of American philosophy and pragmatic approaches to contemporary issues in analytic philosophy.
