A companion to pragmatism / edited by John R. Shook and Joseph Margolis.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Shook, John R.

Margolis, Joseph, 1924-

Series:

Blackwell companions to philosophy ; 32.

Blackwell companions to philosophy ; 32

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pragmatism.

Physical Description:

xii, 431 pages ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2006.

Summary:

A Companion to Pragmatism provides a comprehensive and current overview of one of the most vibrant and exciting fields of philosophy today.This volume of thirty-eight newly contributed essays demonstrates understanding of the classical figures and their philosophies, while also displaying pragmatism as a living force in philosophy, producing original thought indebted to the founders.A Companion to Pragmatism is unique in its depth and breadth of coverage. It is an invaluable resource for anyone wishing to learn about the history and current thought of pragmatism.

Contents:

Introduction : pragmatism, retrospective, and prospective / Joseph Margolis

Charles Sanders Peirce / Vincent M. Colapietro

William James / Ellen Kappy Suckiel

F. C. S. Schiller and European pragmatism / John R. Shook

John Dewey / Philip W. Jackson

George H. Mead / Gary A. Cook

Jane Addams / Marilyn Fischer

Alain L. Locke / Leonard Harris

C. I. Lewis / Murray G. Murphey

W. V. Quine / Roger F. Gibson, Jr.

Hilary Putnam / Harvey J. Cormier

Jürgen Habermas / Joseph M. Heath

Richard Rorty / Kai Nielsen

Not cynicism, but synechism : lessons from classical pragmatism / Susan Haack

Peirce and cartesian rationalism / Douglas R. Anderson

James, empiricism, and absolute idealism / Timothy L. S. Sprigge

Hegel and realism / Kenneth R. Westphal

Dewey, dualism, and naturalism / Thomas M. Alexander

Expressivism and Mead's social self / Mitchell Aboulafia

Marxism and critical theory / Paulo Ghiraldelli, Jr.

Philosophical hermeneutics / David Vessey

Language, mind, and naturalism in analytic philosophy / Bjørn T. Ramberg

Feminism / Shannon W. Sullivan

Pluralism, relativism, and historicism / Joseph Margolis

Experience as freedom / John J. McDermott

Pragmatism as anti-authoritarianism / Richard Rorty

Intelligence and ethics / Hilary Putnam

Democracy and value inquiry / Ruth Anna Putnam

Liberal democracy / Robert B. Westbrook

Pluralism and deliberative democracy : a pragmatist approach / Judith M. Green

Philosophy as education / Jim Garrison

Creativity and society / Hans Joas and Erkki Kilpinen

Religious empiricism and naturalism / Nancy K. Frankenberry

Aesthetics / Richard Shusterman

Aesthetic experience and the neurobiology of inquiry / Jay Schulkin

Cognitive science / Mark Johnson

Inquiry, deliberation, and method / Isaac Levi

Pragmatic idealism and metaphysical realism / Nicholas Rescher

Scientific realism, anti-realism, and empiricism / Cheryl J. Misak.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1405116218

OCLC:

61463616

Publisher Number:

9781405116213 (hardcover : alk. paper)