{"product_id":"a-companion-to-pragmatism-isbn-9781405188333","title":"A Companion to Pragmatism","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Pragmatism,\u003c\/i\u003e comprised of 38 newly commissioned essays, provides comprehensive coverage of one of the most vibrant and exciting fields of philosophy today.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnique in depth and coverage of classical figures and their philosophies as well as pragmatism as a living force in philosophy.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChapters include discussions on philosophers such as John Dewey, Jürgen Habermas and Hilary Putnam.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eList of Contributors viii\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePreface x\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNotes on Abbreviations xi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Pragmatism, Retrospective, and Prospective 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJoseph Margolis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I MAJOR FIGURES 11\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Charles Sanders Peirce 13\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eVincent M. Colapietro\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 William James 30\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEllen Kappy Suckiel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 F. C. S. Schiller and European Pragmatism 44\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn R. Shook\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 John Dewey 54\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePhilip W. Jackson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 George Herbert Mead 67\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGary A. Cook\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Jane Addams 79\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMarilyn Fischer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Alain L. Locke 87\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLeonard Harris\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 C. I. Lewis 94\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMurray G. Murphey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 W. V. Quine 101\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRoger F. Gibson, Jr.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Hilary Putnam 108\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHarvey J. Cormier\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Jürgen Habermas 120\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJoseph M. Heath\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Richard Rorty 127\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKai Nielsen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II TRANSFORMING PHILOSOPHY 139\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Not Cynicism, but Synechism: Lessons from Classical Pragmatism 141\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSusan Haack\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Peirce and Cartesian Rationalism 154\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDouglas R. Anderson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 James, Empiricism, and Absolute Idealism 166\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTimothy L. S. Sprigge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Hegel and Realism 177\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKenneth R. Westphal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Dewey, Dualism, and Naturalism 184\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThomas M. Alexander\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Expressivism and Mead’s Social Self 193\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMitchell Aboulafia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Marxism and Critical Theory 202\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePaulo Ghiraldelli, Jr.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Philosophical Hermeneutics 209\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid Vessey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Language, Mind, and Naturalism in Analytic Philosophy 215\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBjørn T. Ramberg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Feminism 232\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eShannon W. Sullivan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Pluralism, Relativism, and Historicism 239\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJoseph Margolis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Experience as Freedom 249\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn J. McDermott\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III CULTURE AND NATURE 255\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Pragmatism as Anti-authoritarianism 257\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRichard Rorty\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Intelligence and Ethics 267\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHilary Putnam\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Democracy and Value Inquiry 278\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRuth Anna Putnam\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Liberal Democracy 290\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert B. Westbrook\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Pluralism and Deliberative Democracy: A Pragmatist Approach 301\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJudith M. Green\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Philosophy as Education 317\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJim Garrison\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Creativity and Society 323\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHans Joas and Erkki Kilpinen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 Religious Empiricism and Naturalism 336\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNancy K. Frankenberry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 Aesthetics 352\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRichard Shusterman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34 Aesthetic Experience and the Neurobiology of Inquiry 361\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJay Schulkin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35 Cognitive Science 369\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMark Johnson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36 Inquiry, Deliberation, and Method 378\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eIsaac Levi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37 Pragmatic Idealism and Metaphysical Realism 386\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNicholas Rescher\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38 Scientific Realism, Anti-Realism, and Empiricism 398\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCheryl J. Misak\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eName Index 410\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSubject Index 420\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  “With this volume Margolis, Shook, and their collaborators celebrate the return of pragmatism to center stage of professional philosophy. Its 38 essays provide rich insights into the prospects of pragmatism as a family of methods poised to address twenty-first-century problems. Their volume is truly authoritative: its list of contributors reads like an honor roll of the field.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLarry A. Hickman, Southern Illinois University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“This is a splendid collection of articles about the major figures of the pragmatic tradition that also exhibits the vitality and diversity of this living tradition. Essential reading for anyone interested in the rich history, lively present debates, and promising future of pragmatic themes.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRichard J. Bernstein, New School for Social Research\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Unusually for an encyclopedic account, \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Pragmatism\u003c\/i\u003e is not afraid to adopt a particular interpretive approach. The introduction draws challenging conclusions about the relative importance of Peirce, James, and Dewey, but both the major figures covered and the themes developed in the book expand far beyond this original triumvirate and demonstrate the vitality and expansiveness of pragmatist philosophy.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCharlene Haddock Seigfried, Purdue University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eThe essays, though assuming some acquaintance with the problems and history of philosophy, are clearly written and use a minimum of jargon. A brief but excellent introduction . . . and a good set of subject and name indexes complete the scholarly apparatus. Recommended.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eJohn R. Shook\u003c\/b\u003e is Vice President for Research and Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Inquiry, and Research Associate in Philosophy at the University at Buffalo. He is author of \u003ci\u003eDewey’s Empirical Theory of Knowledge and Reality\u003c\/i\u003e (2000), editor of \u003ci\u003ePragmatic Naturalism and Realism\u003c\/i\u003e (2003), and editor of the \u003ci\u003eDictionary of Modern American Philosophers\u003c\/i\u003e (2005). He is also co-editor of the journal \u003ci\u003eContemporary Pragmatism\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoseph Margolis\u003c\/b\u003e is Laura H. Carnell Professor of Philosophy at Temple University. His recent books include \u003ci\u003eThe Flux of History and the Flux of Science\u003c\/i\u003e (1993), \u003ci\u003eHistoried Thought, Constructed World: A Conceptual Primer for the Turn of the Millennium\u003c\/i\u003e (1995), \u003ci\u003eInterpretation Radical but Not Unruly: The New Puzzle of the Arts and History\u003c\/i\u003e (1995), and \u003ci\u003eReinventing Pragmatism: American Philosophy at the End of the Twentieth Century\u003c\/i\u003e (2002).\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Pragmatism\u003c\/i\u003e provides a comprehensive and current overview of one of the most vibrant and exciting fields of philosophy today.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis volume of 38 predominantly new essays demonstrates understanding of the classical figures and their philosophies, while also displaying pragmatism as a living force in philosophy, producing original thought indebted to the founders.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Pragmatism\u003c\/i\u003e is unique in its depth and breadth of coverage. It is an invaluable resource for anyone wishing to learn about the history and current thought of pragmatism.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988614136037,"sku":"NP9781405188333","price":69.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405188333.jpg?v=1761780977","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/a-companion-to-pragmatism-isbn-9781405188333","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}