A Companion to Pragmatism

Ed.: Margolis, Joseph, Shook, John R.

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Produktbeschreibung

Thirty-eight newly contributed essays provide a comprehensiveand current overview of one of the most vibrant and exciting fieldsof philosophy today

Offers unique in-depth coverage of the major figures and theirphilosophies, among them C.S. Peirce, John Dewey, W.V.

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A Companion to Pragmatism, comprised of 38 newlycommissioned essays, provides comprehensive coverage of one of themost vibrant and exciting fields of philosophy today.
Unique in depth and coverage of classical figures and theirphilosophies as well as pragmatism as a living force inphilosophy.
Chapters include discussions on philosophers such as JohnDewey, Jürgen Habermas and Hilary Putnam.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 448
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Februar 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 834g
• ISBN-13: 9781405188333
• ISBN-10: 1405188332
• Artikelnr.: 25649760

Autorenporträt

John R. Shook is Vice President for Research and Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Inquiry, and Research Associate in Philosophy at the University at Buffalo. He is author of Dewey's Empirical Theory of Knowledge and Reality (2000), editor of Pragmatic Naturalism and Realism (2003), and editor of the Dictionary of Modern American Philosophers (2005). He is also co-editor of the journal Contemporary Pragmatism. Joseph Margolis is Laura H. Carnell Professor of Philosophy at Temple University. His recent books include The Flux of History and the Flux of Science (1993), Historied Thought, Constructed World: A Conceptual Primer for the Turn of the Millennium (1995), Interpretation Radical but Not Unruly: The New Puzzle of the Arts and History (1995), and Reinventing Pragmatism: American Philosophy at the End of the Twentieth Century (2002).

Inhaltsangabe

List of Contributors. Preface. Notes on Abbreviations. Introduction:
Pragmatism, Retrospective, and Prospective: Joseph Margolis (Temple
University). Section I: Major Figures. 1. Charles Sanders Peirce: Vincent
Colapietro (Pennsylvania State University). 2. William James: Ellen Kappy
Suckiel (University of California, Santa Cruz). 3. F. C. S. Schiller and
European Pragmatists: John Shook (Oklahoma State University). 4. John
Dewey: Philip W. Jackson (University of Chicago). 5. George H. Mead: Gary
Cook (Beloit College). 6. Jane Addams: Marilyn Fischer (University of
Dayton). 7. Alain Locke: Leonard Harris (Purdue University). 8. C. I.
Lewis: Murray Murphey (University of Pennsylvania). 9. W. V. Quine: Roger
Gibson (Washington University). 10. Hilary Putnam: Harvey Cormier (SUNY at
Stony Brook). 11. Jürgen Habermas: Joseph Heath (University of Toronto).
12. Richard Rorty: Kai Nielsen (Concordia University). Section II:
Transforming Philosophy. 13. Not Cynicism, but Synechism: Lessons From
Peirce: Susan Haack (University of Miami). 14. Peirce and Cartesian
Rationalism: Douglas Anderson (Pennsylvania State University). 15. James,
Empiricism, and Absolute Idealism: Timothy Sprigge (University of
Edinburgh). 16. Hegel and Realism: Kenneth Westphal (University of East
Anglia). 17. Dewey, Dualism, and Naturalism: Tom Alexander (Southern
Illinois University at Carbondale). 18. Expressivism and Mead's Social
Self: Mitchell Aboulafia (Pennsylvania State University). 19. Marxism and
Critical Theory: Paulo Ghiraldelli, Jr. (Santa Marcelina College of Arts,
Brazil). 20. Philosophical Hermeneutics: David Vessey (University of
Chicago). 21. Analytic Philosophy: Bjørn T. Ramberg (University of Oslo).
22. Feminism: Shannon Sullivan (Pennsylvania State University). 23.
Pluralism, Relativism, and Historicism: Joseph Margolis (Temple
University). 24. Experience as Freedom: John McDermott (Texas A&M
University). Section III: Culture and Nature. 25. Pragmatism as
Anti-Authoritarianism: Richard Rorty (Stanford University). 26.
Intelligence and Ethics: Hilary Putnam (Harvard University). 27. Democracy
and Value Inquiry: Ruth Anna Putnam (Wellesley College). 28. Liberal
Democracy: Robert Westbrook (University of Rochester). 29. Pluralism and
Deliberative Democracy: Judith Green (Fordham University). 30. Philosophy
as Education: Jim Garrison (Virginia Tech University). 31. Creativity and
Society: Hans Joas (Universität Erfurt) and Erkki Kilpinen (University of
Helsinki). 32. Religious Empiricism and Naturalism: Nancy Frankenberry
(Dartmouth College). 33. Aesthetics: Richard Shusterman (Florida Atlantic
University). 34. Aesthetic Experience and the Neurobiology of Inquiry: Jay
Schulkin (Georgetown University). 35. Cognitive Science: Mark Johnson
(University of Oregon). 36. Inquiry, Deliberation, and Method: Isaac Levi
(Columbia University). 37. Pragmatic Idealism and Metaphysical Realism:
Nicholas Rescher (University of Pittsburgh). 38. Scientific Realism,
Antirealism, and Empiricism: Cheryl Misak (University of Toronto). Name
Index. Subject Index

Rezensionen

"With this volume Margolis, Shook, and their collaborators celebrate the return of pragmatism to center stage of professional philosophy. Its 38 essays provide rich insights into the prospects of pragmatism as a family of methods poised to address twenty-first-century problems. Their volume is truly authoritative: its list of contributors reads like an honor roll of the field." Larry A. Hickman, Southern Illinois University

"This is a splendid collection of articles about the major figures of the pragmatic tradition that also exhibits the vitality and diversity of this living tradition. Essential reading for anyone interested in the rich history, lively present debates, and promising future of pragmatic themes." Richard J. Bernstein, New School for Social Research

"Unusually for an encyclopedic account, A Companion to Pragmatism is not afraid to adopt a particular interpretive approach. The introduction draws challenging conclusions about the relative importance of Peirce, James, and Dewey, but both the major figures covered and the themes developed in the book expand far beyond this original triumvirate and demonstrate the vitality and expansiveness of pragmatist philosophy." Charlene Haddock Seigfried, Purdue University

"The essays, though assuming some acquaintance with the problems and history of philosophy, are clearly written and use a minimum of jargon. A brief but excellent introduction . . . and a good set of subject and name indexes complete the scholarly apparatus. Recommended." Choice