Stoic pragmatism [[electronic resource] /] / John Lachs

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910779286403321
• Autore: Lachs John
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2012
• ISBN: 1-280-59648-1; 0-253-00721-6; 9786613626318
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (204 p.)
• Collana: American philosophy
• Disciplina: 144.3; 171.2
• Soggetti: Ethics; Stoics
• 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.
• Nota di contenuto: What can philosophy do to make life better? -- Stoic pragmatism -- Infinite obligations -- An ontology for stoic pragmatism -- Epilogue: the personal value and social usefulness of philosophy.
• Sommario/riassunto: John Lachs, one of American philosophy's most distinguished interpreters, turns to William James, Josiah Royce, Charles S. Peirce, John Dewey, and George Santayana to elaborate stoic pragmatism, or a way to live life within reasonable limits. Stoic pragmatism makes sense of our moral obligations in a world driven by perfectionist human ambition and unreachable standards of achievement. Lachs proposes a corrective to pragmatist amelioration and stoic acquiescence by being satisfied with what is good enough. This personal, yet modest, philosophy offers penetrating insights into the American w