The Bloomsbury Companion to Pragmatism (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Pihlström, Sami

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Pragmatism provides not just a theoretical perspective on science and inquiry, but ways of being in the world, of knowing the reality we inhabit. Approaching this philosophical tradition as a diverse set of philosophies that it is, The Bloomsbury Companion to Pragmatism introduces many of the ideas and debates at the centre of the field today.

Focusing on issues in 12 different subject areas, this up-to-date companion covers current research in aesthetics, economics, education, ethics, history, law, metaphysics, politics, race, religion, science and technology, language, and social theory. Supported by an introduction to research methods and problems, as well as a guide to past and future directions in the field, the chapters are also enhanced by a glossary, research guide and an annotated bibliography. For anyone working in contemporary pragmatism or modern American philosophy more generally, this companion provides a practical means of navigating what can sometimes feel like a disparate field.

Showing where important work continues to be done, the tensions that exist, and, most valuably, the exciting new directions the field is taking, The Bloomsbury Companion to Pragmatism expands our understanding of the role of pragmatism in 21st century philosophy.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Mai 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781474235754
• Artikelnr.: 42523360

Autorenporträt

Sami Pihlström is Professor of Philosophy of Religion at the University of Helsinki, Finland. He is a board member of the Central European Pragmatist Forum and the Nordic Pragmatism Network.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements Contributors How to use this book Part I: Researching Pragmatism 1. Introduction
Sami Pihlström 2. Research Methods and Problems
Sami Pihlström Part II: Current Research and Issues 3. Epistemology
Logic
and Inquiry
John Capps 4. Metaphysics
Sami Pihlström 5. Science and Technology
Larry Hickman 6. Aesthetics
Armen Marsoobian 7. Ethics
Michael Eldridge 8. Social Theory
Erkki Kilpinen 9. Politics Shane
J. Ralston 10. Education
Barbara J. Thayer-Bacon 11. Economics
Paul B. Thompson 12. Race
Shannon Sullivan 13. Religion
Ulf Zackariasson Part III: Past and Future 14. New Directions
Sami Pihlström 15. A History of Pragmatism
James Campbell 16. Chronology
Michael Eldridge Part III: Resources 17. Glossary
Michael Eldridge and Sami Pihlström 18. Research Resources
Sami Pihlström 19. Select Bibliography Index