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

• Autore: Schwartz Robert <1940->
• Pubblicazione: Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; ; Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, c2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (185 p.)
• Disciplina: 144/.3
• Soggetto topico: Pragmatism; Philosophy
• 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. <
• Titolo autorizzato: Rethinking pragmatism
• ISBN: 1-283-40604-7; 9786613406040; 1-118-25369-8; 1-118-25368-X; 1-118-25370-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910141166003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II