New perspectives on pragmatism and analytic philosophy / edited by Rosa M. Calcaterra.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Calcaterra, Rosa Maria.

Conference Name:

Pragmatismo e filosofia analitica. Differenze e interazioni (2005 Rome, Italy)

Series:

Value inquiry book series ; v. 228.

Value inquiry book series ; vol. 228

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pragmatism.

Analysis (Philosophy).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (172 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Editions Rodopi B.V., 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The strong influence of pragmatism in the early 20th-century international debate, its subsequent and apparently inexorable decline, and its recent revival are intertwined with the fate of other currents of thought that have marked the development of contemporary philosophy. This volume clarifies the most recent events of this development focusing on key theoretical issues common both to American classic philosophical tradition and analytical thought. Many essays in this volume belong to what we can call “new” pragmatism, namely a pragmatist perspective that is different from the postmodernist “neo” pragmatism à la Rorty. The volume shows that both pragmatists and analytic thinkers stress the importance of logic and scientific method in order to deal with philosophical problems and seek for a clarification of the relation between our ethical values and our understanding of natural facts. Moreover, the anti-skeptic attitude that characterizes pragmatism as well as most part of analytic philosophy, and their common attention to the problems of language and communication are emphasized. The more sophisticated tools for addressing both theoretical and methodological problems developed by analytic philosophy are pointed out, and the essays show the possible integration of these two forms of speculation that, for too a long time, mutually disregarded one another.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

ALLOWING OUR PRACTICES TO SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES: WITTGENSTEIN, PEIRCE, AND THEIR INTERSECTING LINEAGES / Vincent Colapietro

BEYOND SCIENTISM / Mario De Caro

THE ENTANGLEMENT OF ETHICS AND LOGIC IN PEIRCE’S PRAGMATISM / Rossella Fabbrichesi

INDIANA JAMES / Maurizio Ferraris

ACTION AND REPRESENTATION IN PEIRCE’S PRAGMATISM / Nathan Houser

SEMIOTICS AND EPISTEMOLOGY: THE PRAGMATIC GROUND OF COMMUNICATION / Ivo Assad Ibri

WITTGENSTEIN, DEWEY, AND PEIRCE ON ETHICS / Giovanni Maddalena

DIFFERENT PRAGMATIST REACTIONS TO ANALYTIC PHILOSOPHY / Michele Marsonet

PRAGMATISM AND INTENTION-IN-ACTION / John McDowell

PRAGMATISM AS ANTI-REPRESENTATIONALISM? / Eva Picardi

ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS

INDEX

VIBS.

Notes:

"The essays in this volume are largely based on the papers presented at the international conference "Pragmatismo e filosofia analitica. Differenze e interazioni", held in Rome in March 2005"--Introduction.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

90-420-3322-3

OCLC:

742615427

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789042033221 DOI