Peirce, James, and a pragmatic philosophy of religion / John W. Woell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Woell, John W., author.

Series:

Continuum studies in American philosophy.

Continuum studies in American philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pragmatism.

Philosophy, American--20th century.

Philosophy, American.

Philosophy, American--19th century.

Peirce, Charles S. (Charles Sanders), 1839-1914.

Peirce, Charles S.

James, William, 1842-1910.

James, William.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 211 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum International Publishing Group, 2012.

Summary:

This text shows how an understanding of the intentionality underlining the pragmatism of Peirce and James can herald new interpretations of the interplay between philosophy and religion.

In this book, John W. Woell shows us how contemporary readings of American Pragmatism founded on mistakenly used categories of the Analytic tradition have led to misreadings of Peirce and James. By focusing on terms drawn largely from Descartes and Kant, contemporary debates between metaphysical realists, antirealists, Realists and Nonrealists, have, argues Woell, failed to shed great light on pragmatism in general and a pragmatic philosophy of religion in particular. a Woell contends that paying close attention to the internal relationships among inquiry, belief, and their objects in the respective works of Peirce and James provides a means for fully appreciating pragmatism's richness as a resource for philosophy of religion. By taking account of a pragmatic point of view in philosophy of religion, this book incites a more productive discussion of the metaphysical status of religious objects and of the epistemic status of religious belief.

Contents:

Acknowledgments \ Introduction \ 1. Realisms, Antirealisms, Nonrealisms, and Pragmatisms \ 2. Doubt, Skepticism, and Method \ 3. Thoughts, Things and Theories \ 4. Inquiry, Metaphysics, and Rationality \ Conclusion \ Notes \ Bibliography \ Index

Notes:

Formerly CIP.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 14, 2014).

ISBN:

9781441111203

1441111204

9781441117007

1441117008