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The things in heaven and earth : an essay in pragmatic naturalism / John Ryder.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Ryder, John, 1951-
Series:
American philosophy.
American philosophy
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Naturalism.
Pragmatism.
Philosophy, American--20th century.
Philosophy, American.
Buchler, Justus, 1914-.
Buchler, Justus.
Dewey, John, 1859-1952.
Dewey, John.
Randall, John Herman, Jr., 1899-1980.
Randall, John Herman.
Physical Description:
xiii, 327 p.
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
New York : Fordham University Press, 2013.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
This volume develops and applies the American philosophical naturalist tradition of the mid-20th century. It argues for the philosophical value and usefulness of this underappreciated tradition for a number of contemporary theoretical and practical issues, such as the modernist/postmodernist divide and debates over philosophical constructivism.
Contents:
Contemporary pragmatic naturalism
Reconciling pragmatism and naturalism
Value of pragmatic naturalism
Being and knowing
Ontology of constitutive relations
Particulars and relations
Making sense of world making
God and faith
Art and knowledge
Social experience
Democratic challenge
Democracy and its problems
International relations and foreign policy
Cosmopolitanism and humanism
Pragmatic, naturalism, and the big narrative.
Notes:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-8232-4469-5
0-8232-5277-9
0-8232-5059-8
OCLC:
859687495

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