Pragmatism, Pluralism, and the Nature of Philosophy - 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 Pragmatism, Pluralism, and the Nature of Philosophy write by Scott F. Aikin. This book was released on 2017-10-30. Pragmatism, Pluralism, and the Nature of Philosophy available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. For the past fifteen years, Aikin and Talisse have been working collaboratively on a new vision of American pragmatism, one which sees pragmatism as a living and developing philosophical idiom that originates in the work of the "classical" pragmatisms of Charles Peirce, William James, and John Dewey, uninterruptedly develops through the later 20th Century pragmatists (C. I. Lewis, Wilfrid Sellars, Nelson Goodman, W. V. O. Quine), and continues through the present day. According to Aikin and Talisse, pragmatism is fundamentally a metaphilosophical proposal – a methodological suggestion for carrying inquiry forward amidst ongoing deep disagreement over the aims, limitations, and possibilities of philosophy. This conception of pragmatism not only runs contrary to the dominant self-understanding among cotemporary philosophers who identify with the classical pragmatists, it also holds important implications for pragmatist philosophy. In particular, Aikin and Talisse show that their version of pragmatism involves distinctive claims about epistemic justification, moral disagreement, democratic citizenship, and the conduct of inquiry. The chapters combine detailed engagements with the history and development of pragmatism with original argumentation aimed at a philosophical audience beyond pragmatism.
Pragmatic Fashions
Pragmatic Fashions - 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 Fashions write by John J. Stuhr. This book was released on 2015-11-10. Pragmatic Fashions available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. John J. Stuhr, a leading voice in American philosophy, sets forth a view of pragmatism as a personal work of art or fashion. Stuhr develops his pragmatism by putting pluralism forward, setting aside absolutism and nihilism, opening new perspectives on democracy, and focusing on love. He creates a space for a philosophy that is liable to failure and that is experimental, pluralist, relativist, radically empirical, radically democratic, and absurd. Full color illustrations enhance this lyrical commitment to a new version of pragmatism.
Pragmatism
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 Pragmatism write by Russell B. Goodman. This book was released on 2005. Pragmatism available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Presents key texts in and about pragmatism, from its origins in nineteenth century America to its contemporary revival as an international and multi-disciplinary phenomenon.
Pragmatism
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 Pragmatism write by William James. This book was released on 2023-09-18T01:36:15Z. Pragmatism available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Over the course of eight lectures originally delivered during the winter of 1906 and 1907 William James describes and defends the theory of pragmatism. Expanding on the earlier works of John Dewey and F. C. S. Schiller, James begins by presenting two competing views of the universe. The “rational” view treats everything as being derived from an absolute truth. Typically this view is based on religious grounds, and the theories need not bear any relation to the imperfect world in which we live. James contends that this is not a useful world view, as it is not applicable to our everyday lives. On the other hand, the “empirical” view considers as admissible only facts that have been materially verified. This view, while practical and useful, neglects anything that cannot be measured. It is fatalistic, and often pessimistic, reducing mankind to nothing more than an advanced animal. James describes pragmatism as a middle-ground between these two views. Under a pragmatic approach, statements are evaluated based on their practical effects. Based on this criterion, empirical facts are valuable, as they have obvious connections to everyday concerns. However, religion, or other more abstract principles, can also be useful, as they can be applied to guide decision-making in the common case where material evidence or direct knowledge is lacking. After defining pragmatism, James applies it to metaphysical problems, including the concepts of truth, common sense, and free will versus determinism. Pragmatism was and remains an important philosophy. In addition to Schiller and Dewey, who applied a pragmatic approach to education and participatory democracy, many prominent thinkers have been influenced by pragmatism, including the sociologist W. E. B. Du Bois. This book is part of the Standard Ebooks project, which produces free public domain ebooks.
Pragmatism as Humanism
Pragmatism as Humanism - 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 Pragmatism as Humanism write by Patrick Kiaran Dooley. This book was released on 1978. Pragmatism as Humanism available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
