Rethinking Pragmatism: From William James to Contemporary Philosophy

基本信息出版社:Wiley-Blackwell; 1 (2012年4月24日)精装:184页正文语种:英语ISBN:0470674695条形码:9780470674697商品尺寸:16 x 1.4 x 23.6 cm商品重量:386 gASIN:0470674695商品描述内容简介Rethinking Pragmatismexplores 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.The only available publication to provide a detailed commentary on James's book,Pragmatism, while exploring the implications of the American Pragmatists' ideas and arguments for contemporary philosophical issuesChallenges standard readings of the American Pragmatists' positions in a way that illuminates and questions the assumptions underlying current discussions of these topics.Coherently arranged by structuring the book around the themes discussed in each chapter of James's original work.Provides a new analysis and understanding of the pragmatic theory of truth and semantics.作者简介Robert Schwartzis Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. He has taught at Rockefeller University and C.U.N.Y and has been a visiting professor at, amongst others, Harvard University, University of Chicago, and the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author ofVision: Variations on Some Berkeleian Themes,(Blackwell, 1994),Visual Versions(MIT Press, 2006) and the editor ofPerception(Blackwell, 2004). He has published numerous articles developing pragmatic approaches to issues in epistemology, language, metaphysics and the philosophy of science.