A contextualistic worldview : essays / by Lewis E. Hahn. [electronic resource]

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hahn, Lewis Edwin, 1908-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Contextualism (Philosophy).

Philosophy, American--20th century.

Philosophy, American.

Contextualism (Philosophy)--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 187 p. )

Place of Publication:

Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"This selection of articles by Lewis E. Hahn addresses the philosophical school of contextualism and four contemporary American philosophers: John Dewey, Henry Nelson Wieman, Stephen C. Pepper, and Brand Blanshard."--Jacket.

Contents:

Introduction: Broadening Our Philosophic Vision

Contextualism

Contextualism and Cosmic Evolution-Revolution

Metaphysical Interpretation

Metaphysical Inquiry

Philosophy as Comprehensive Vision

Metaphysical Categories: Of Shoes and Ships and Sealing Wax, and Cabbages and Kings

Psychological Data and Philosophical Theory of Perception

Neutral, Indubitable Sense-Data as the Starting Point for Theories of Perception

A Contextualistic View of Experience and Ecological Responsibility

Creating: Solving Problems and Experiencing Afresh

Coping with Change: A Philosophy of Life

Modern American Philosophers

John Dewey and Our Time

Dewey's View of Experience and Culture

Wieman's Empiricism

Stephen C. Pepper's World Hypotheses

Brand Blanshard's Worldview.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

1-4294-1757-9