A Companion to Pragmatism (Blackwell Companions to Philosophy)

A Companion to Pragmatism provides a comprehensive and current overview of one of the most vibrant and exciting fields of philosophy today. This 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. A Companion to Pragmatism 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. Introduction: Pragmatism, retrospective, and prospective / Joseph Margolis Part I: Major figures Charles Sanders Peirce / Vincent Colapietro William James / Ellen Kappy Suckiel F.C.S. Schiller and European pragmatism / John R. Shook John Dewey / Philip W. Jackson George H. Mead / Gary A. Cook Jane Addams / Marilyn Fischer Alain Locke / Leonard Harris C.I.Lewis / Murray G. Murphey W.V. Quine / Roger F. Gibson, Jr. Hilary Putnam / Harvey J. Cormier Jürgen Habermas / Joseph M. Heath Richard Rorty / Kai Nielsen Part II: Transforming philosophy Not cynicism, but synechism : lessons from Peirce / Susan Haack Peirce and cartesian rationalism / Douglas R. Anderson James, empiricism, and absolute idealism / Timothy L.S. Sprigge Hegel and realism / KennethR. Westphal Dewey, dualism, and naturalism / Thomas Alexander Expressivism and Mead's social self / Mitchell Aboulafia Marxism and critical theory / Paulo Ghiraldelli, Jr. Philosophical hermeneutics / David Vessey Language, mind, and naturalism in analytic philosophy / Bjørn T. Ramberg Feminism / Shannon W. Sullivan Pluralism, relativism, and historicism / Joseph Margolis Experience as freedom / John J. McDermott Part III: Culture and nature Pragmatism as anti-authoritarianism / Richard Rorty Intelligence and ethics / Hilary Putnam Democracy and value inquiry / Ruth Anna Putnam Liberal democracy / Robert B. Westbrook Pluralism and deliberative democracy / Judith M. Green Philosophy as education / Jim Garrison Creativity and society / Hans Joas and Erkki Kilpinen Religious empiricism and naturalism / Nancy K. Frankenberry Aesthetics / Richard M. Shusterman Aesthetic experience and the neurobiology of inquiry / Jay Schulkin Cognitive science / Mark Johnson Inquiry, deliberation, and method / Isaac Leni Pragmatic idealism and metaphysical realism / Nicholas Rescher Scientific realism, anti-realism, and empiricism / Cheryl J. Misak.

a Companion To Pragmatism, Comprised Of 38 Newly Commissioned Essays, Provides Comprehensive Coverage Of One Of The Most Vibrant And Exciting Fields Of Philosophy Today.

• unique In Depth And Coverage Of Classical Figures And Their Philosophies As Well As Pragmatism As A Living Force In Philosophy.
  
• chapters Include Discussions On Philosophers Such As John Dewey, Jürgen Habermas And Hilary Putnam.

A Companion to Pragmatism, comprised of 38 newly commissioned essays, provides comprehensive coverage of one of the most vibrant and exciting fields of philosophy today.

• Unique in depth and coverage of classical figures and their philosophies as well as pragmatism as a living force in philosophy.
  
• Chapters include discussions on philosophers such as John Dewey, Jürgen Habermas and Hilary Putnam.

Provides an overview of one of the vibrant fields of philosophy. This volume of essays demonstrates understanding of the classical figures and their philosophies, while also displaying pragmatism as a living force in philosophy. It is for those wishing to learn about pragmatism