Essays in Pragmatism

Essays in Pragmatism
Author: William James
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 200
Release: 1970
Genre: History
ISBN: 0028471407

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The Pragmatic Maxim

The Pragmatic Maxim
Author: Christopher Hookway
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2012-11-08
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0199588384

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Christopher Hookway presents a series of essays on the work of Charles Sanders Peirce (1839-1913), the 'founder of pragmatism' and one of the most important and original American philosophers. He illuminates how Peirce's writings on truth, science, and the nature of meaning contribute to philosophical understanding in ongoing debates.

Essays in Pragmatism

Essays in Pragmatism
Author: William James
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2013-03-05
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 144748780X

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This antiquarian volume contains Henry James's seminal philosophical treatise, 'Essays in Pragmatism'. The ideas outlined within this text underpin James's work, and are key to understanding the mind of this most important of philosophical thinkers. The volume will be of considerable use to the student of philosophy and those with a keen interest James's work, and it is a veritable must-have for collectors of important philosophical writings. The chapters of this book include: 'The Sentiment of Rationality', 'The Dilemma of Determinism', 'The Moral Philosopher and the Moral Life', 'The Will to Believe', 'Conclusions on Varieties of Religious Experience', 'What Pragmatism Means', 'Pragmatism's Conception of Truth', and more. William James (1842 – 1910) was an American philosopher, psychologist, and trained physician. He is hailed as one of the most influential philosophers the United States has ever produced. We are republishing this book now complete with a specially commissioned biography of the author.

Pragmatism and Objectivity

Pragmatism and Objectivity
Author: Sami Pihlström
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 293
Release: 2017-02-17
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1317223578

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Pragmatism and Objectivity illuminates the nature of contemporary pragmatism against the background of Rescher’s work, resulting in a stronger grasp of the prospects and promises of this philosophical movement. The central insight of pragmatism is that we must start from where we find ourselves and deflate metaphysical theories of truth in favor of an account that reflects our actual practices of the concept. Pragmatism links truth and rationality to experience, success, and action. While crude versions of pragmatism state that truth is whatever works for a person or a community, Nicholas Rescher has been at the forefront of arguing for a more sophisticated pragmatist position. According to his position, we can illuminate a robust concept of truth by considering its links with inquiry, assertion, belief, and action. His brand of pragmatism is objective and organized around truth and inquiry, rather than other forms of pragmatism that are more subjective and lenient. The contingency and fallibility of knowledge and belief formation does not mean that our beliefs are simply what our community decides, or that truth and objectivity are spurious notions. Rescher offers the best chance of understanding how it is that beliefs can be the products of human inquiry yet aim at the truth nonetheless. The essays in this volume, written by established and up-and-coming scholars of pragmatism, touch on themes related to epistemology, philosophy of mind, philosophy of science, and ethics.

Pragmatism, Critique, Judgment

Pragmatism, Critique, Judgment
Author: Richard J. Bernstein
Publisher: MIT Press
Total Pages: 404
Release: 2004
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9780262524278

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Leading philosophers and social thinkers, including Richard Rorty, Jacques Derrida, and Jurgen Habermas, pay tribute to the influential American philosopher Richard J. Bernstein.

Philosophical Essays in Pragmatic Naturalism

Philosophical Essays in Pragmatic Naturalism
Author: Paul Kurtz
Publisher:
Total Pages: 292
Release: 1990
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9780879755928

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Kurtz (philosophy, SUNY at Buffalo; editor, Free inquiry; and president, Prometheus Books) collects his essays, articles, and contributions to books written over the past thirty-five years. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Essays in Pragmatism

Essays in Pragmatism
Author: William James
Publisher:
Total Pages: 176
Release: 1948
Genre:
ISBN:

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Essays in Pragmatism

Essays in Pragmatism
Author: William James
Publisher:
Total Pages: 176
Release: 1964
Genre: Pragmatism
ISBN:

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Essays in Radical Empiricism

Essays in Radical Empiricism
Author: William James
Publisher:
Total Pages: 318
Release: 1912
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN:

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These 12 pieces display the influential philosopher's preoccupation with ultimate reality and his turn toward a metaphysical system. Originally published in journals between 1904 and 1906, these essays argue in favor of a pluralistic universe. James denies that experience can be defined in terms of an absolute force determining the relationships between things and events.