Detalls del llibre
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.
- 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 issues
- Challenges 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.
- Autor/a Robert (University Of Wisconsin-Milwaukee) Schwartz
- ISBN13 9780470674697
- ISBN10 0470674695
- Pàgines 184
- Any Edició 2014
- Fecha de publicación 31/12/2014
- Idioma Alemany, Francès
Ressenyes i valoracions
Rethinking Pragmatism: From William James to Contemporary Philosophy (Alemany, Francès)
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- Robert (University Of Wisconsin-Milwaukee) Schwartz
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- John Wiley (2014)
- 9780470674697



