Pragmatism category: 176 books

Cover of Delphi Complete Works of William James (Illustrated)
by William James
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2018

The philosopher and psychologist, William James (brother to the famous novelist Henry James) was a leading thinker of the late nineteenth century and one of the most influential American philosophers, regarded by many as the father of American psychology. James established the philosophical school...
Cover of Toward a Pragmatist Metaethics
by Diana Heney
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2016

In our current social landscape, moral questions—about economic disparity, disadvantaging biases, and scarcity—are rightly receiving attention with a sense of urgency. This book argues that classical pragmatism offers a compelling and useful account of our engagement with moral life. The key arguments...
Cover of Questions of Practice in Philosophy and Social Theory
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Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2018

Humanistic theory for more than the past 100 years is marked by extensive attention to practice and practices. Two prominent streams of thought sharing this focus are pragmatism and theories of practice. This volume brings together internationally prominent theorists to explore key dimensions of practice...
Cover of American Philosophy

American Philosophy

A Love Story

by John Kaag
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2016

The epic wisdom contained in a lost library helps the author turn his life around John Kaag is a dispirited young philosopher at sea in his marriage and his career when he stumbles upon West Wind, a ruin of an estate in the hinterlands of New Hampshire that belonged to the eminent Harvard philosopher...
Cover of The Meaning of Truth
by William James
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009

Practical, common-sense, accessible philosophy. According to Wikipedia: "William James (1842 1910) was a pioneering American psychologist and philosopher trained as a medical doctor. He wrote influential books on the young science of psychology, educational psychology, psychology of religious experience...
Cover of The Education of John Dewey
by Jay Martin
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2003

During John Dewey's lifetime (1859-1952), one public opinion poll after another revealed that he was esteemed to be one of the ten most important thinkers in American history. His body of thought, conventionally identified by the shorthand word "Pragmatism," has been the distinctive American...
Cover of Feminist Interpretations of William James
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Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2016

Widely regarded as the father of American psychology, William James is by any measure a mammoth presence on the stage of pragmatist philosophy. But despite his indisputable influence on philosophical thinkers of all genders, men remain the movers and shakers in the Jamesian universe—while women...
Cover of John Paul Stevens and the Constitution
by Robert Sickels
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 1990

A good pragmatist's constitutional theory is inseparable from the legal disputes out of which it arises. John Paul Stevens's theory, that of deciding individual cases well instead of applying constitutional principles in the abstract to cases by category, thus lends itself to being studied in its...
Cover of The Pragmatic Mind

The Pragmatic Mind

Explorations in the Psychology of Belief

by Mark Bauerlein
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 1997

The Pragmatic Mind is a study of the pragmatism of Emerson, James, and Peirce and its overlooked relevance for the neopragmatism of thinkers like Richard Rorty, Stanley Cavell, Stanley Fish, and Cornel West. Arguing that the "original" pragmatists are too-often cited casually and imprecisely...
Cover of The Varieties of Transcendence

The Varieties of Transcendence

Pragmatism and the Theory of Religion

by Hans Joas, Matthias Jung, Magnus Schlette
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2016

The Varieties of Transcendence traces American pragmatist thought on religion and its relevance for theorizing religion today. The volume establishes pragmatist concepts of religious individualization as powerful alternatives to the more common secularization discourse. In stressing the importance...
Cover of Josiah Royce for the Twenty-first Century

Josiah Royce for the Twenty-first Century

Historical, Ethical, and Religious Interpretations

by Zbigniew Ambrozewicz, Marc M. Anderson, Thomas O. Buford
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2012

The sixteen chapters of Josiah Royce for the Twenty-first Century are papers from the Fourth Annual Conference on American and European Values / International Conference on Josiah Royce, held at the Institute of Philosophy, University of Opole, Poland in June 2008. The presentation of diverse perspectives,...
Cover of Community and Loyalty in American Philosophy
by Steven A. Miller
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2018

American pragmatism has always had at its heart a focus on questions of communities and ethics. This book explores the interrelated work of three thinkers influenced by the pragmatist tradition: Josiah Royce, Wilfrid Sellars, and Richard Rorty. These thinkers’ work spanned the range of twentieth-century...
Cover of Peirce on Perception and Reasoning
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Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2017

The founder of both American pragmatism and semiotics, Charles Sanders Peirce (1839–1914) is widely regarded as an enormously important and pioneering theorist. In this book, scholars from around the world examine the nature and significance of Peirce’s work on perception, iconicity, and diagrammatic...
Cover of Pragmatic Encounters
by Richard J. Bernstein
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2015

Richard J. Bernstein is a leading exponent of American pragmatism and one of the foremost philosophers of the twentieth century. In this collection he takes a pragmatic approach to specific problems and issues to demonstrate the ongoing importance of this philosophical tradition. Topics under discussion...
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