02555nam 2200661Ia 450 991045224060332120200520144314.01-280-59648-10-253-00721-69786613626318(CKB)2550000000103198(EBL)816882(SSID)ssj0000681833(PQKBManifestationID)11365569(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000681833(PQKBWorkID)10663486(PQKB)10813521(MiAaPQ)EBC816882(OCoLC)826659730(MdBmJHUP)muse18250(PPN)221723315(Au-PeEL)EBL816882(CaPaEBR)ebr10565331(CaONFJC)MIL362631(OCoLC)817083372(EXLCZ)99255000000010319820111201d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrStoic pragmatism[electronic resource] /John LachsBloomington Indiana University Pressc20121 online resource (204 p.)American philosophyDescription based upon print version of record.0-253-22376-8 0-253-35718-7 Includes bibliographical references.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.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 wAmerican philosophy.EthicsStoicsElectronic books.Ethics.Stoics.144.3171.2Lachs John186310MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910452240603321Stoic pragmatism2160803UNINA