Record Nr.

UNINA9910141166003321

Autore

Schwartz Robert <1940->

Titolo

Rethinking pragmatism [[electronic resource] /] / Robert Schwartz

Pubbl/distr/stampa


Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; ; Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, c2012

ISBN

1-283-40604-7

9786613406040

1-118-25369-8

1-118-25368-X

1-118-25370-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (185 p.)

Disciplina

144/.3

Soggetti

Pragmatism

Philosophy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Rethinking Pragmatism: From William James to Contemporary Philosophy; Contents; Acknowledgments; Bibliographic Key; Introduction; Background Themes; 1: The Place of Values in Inquiry (Lecture I); 2: The Pragmatic Maxim and Pragmatic Instrumentalism (Lecture II); 3: Substance and Other Metaphysical Claims (Lecture III); 4: Materialism, Physicalism, and Reduction (Lecture IV); 5: Ontological Commitment and the Nature of the Real (Lecture V); 6: Pragmatic Semantics and Pragmatic Truth (Lecture VI); 7: Worldmaking (Lecture VII); 8: Belief, Hope, and Conjecture (Lecture VIII); Index

Sommario/riassunto

Rethinking Pragmatism explores the work of the American Pragmatists, particularly James and Dewey, challenging entrenched views of their positions on truth, meaning, instrumentalism, realism, pluralism and religious beliefs. It clarifies pragmatic ideas and arguments spelling out the significant implications they have for present-day philosophical controversies. Explores the work of the American Pragmatists, especially James and Dewey, on the issues of truth, reference, meaning, instrumentalism, essences, realism, pluralism and religious beliefs. <