The Cambridge Companion to Pragmatism (Cambridge Companions to Philosophy)
Cambridge University Press, 11/7/2013
EAN 9780521110877, ISBN10: 0521110874
Hardcover, 396 pages, 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm
Language: English
Originally published in English
Pragmatism established a philosophical presence over a century ago through the work of Charles Peirce, William James and John Dewey, and has enjoyed an unprecedented revival in recent years owing to the pioneering efforts of Richard Rorty and Hilary Putnam. The essays in this volume explore the history and themes of classic pragmatism, discuss the revival of pragmatism and show how it engages with a range of areas of inquiry including politics, law, education, aesthetics, religion and feminism. Together they provide readers with an overview of the richness and vitality of pragmatist thinking and the influence that it continues to exert both in philosophy and other disciplines. The volume will be of interest to students and scholars of pragmatism, American philosophy and political theory.
Preface
Introduction
the pragmatic orientation
Part I. Classic Pragmatism
1. 'Peirce's Principle' and the origins of pragmatism Christopher Hookway
2. James' Holism
the human continuum Alan Malachowski
3. Dewey's pragmatism
instrumentalism and meliorism David Hildebrand
Part II. Pragmatism Revived
4. W. V. Quine
pragmatism within the limits of empiricism alone Isaac Nevo
5. Hegel and pragmatism Richard Bernstein
6. Heidegger's pragmatism redux Mark Okrent
7. Practising pragmatist-Wittgensteinianism Phil Hutchinson and Rupert Read
8. Putnam, pragmatism, and the fate of metaphysics David Macarthur
9. Rorty's contribution to pragmatism
imagination over truth Alan Malachowski
Part III. Pragmatism at Work
10. Feminism and pragmatism Marjorie C. Miller
11. Education and the pragmatic temperament Carol Nicholson
12. Dewey's pragmatic aesthetics
the contours of experience Garry L. Hagberg
13. Pragmatism and religion Anton A. van Niekerk
14. Radical pragmatism Michael Sullivan and Daniel J. Solove.