C. I. Lewis's Conceptual Pragmatism: The a Priori and the Given

This edited collection explores the philosophy of Clarence Irving Lewis through two major concepts that are integral to his conceptual pragmatism: the __a priori__ and the given. The relation between these two elements of knowledge forms the core of Lewis’s masterpiece __Mind and the World Order__ . While Lewis’s conceptual pragmatism is directed against any conception of the __a priori__ as constraining the mind and experience, it also emphasizes the inalterability and the unavoidability of the given that remains the same through any interpretation of it by the mind. The chapters in this book probe Lewis’s new account of the relation between the __a priori__ and the given in dialogue with other notable figures in twentieth-century philosophy, including Goodman, Putnam, Quine, Russell, Sellars, and Sheffer. __C.I. Lewis: The A Priori and the Given__ represents a focused treatment of a longneglected figure in twentieth-century American philosophy. This edited collection explores the philosophy of Clarence Irving Lewis through two major concepts that are integral to his conceptual pragmatism: the a priori and the given. The relation between these two elements of knowledge forms the core of Lewis’s masterpiece Mind and the World Order. While Lewis’s conceptual pragmatism is directed against any conception of the a priori as constraining the mind and experience, it also emphasizes the inalterability and the unavoidability of the given that remains the same through any interpretation of it by the mind. The chapters in this book probe Lewis’s new account of the relation between the a priori and the given in dialogue with other notable figures in twentieth-century philosophy, including Goodman, Putnam, Quine, Russell, Sellars, and Sheffer. C. I. Lewis: The A Priori and the Given represents a focused treatment of a long-neglected figure in twentieth-century American philosophy. Cover 1 Half Title 2 Series Page 3 Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Contents 6 Acknowledgments 8 Introduction 10 1 Sheffer, Lewis, and the “Logocentric Predicament” 36 2 Strict Implication and the Pragmatic A Priori 113 3 Aims and Claims of C. I. Lewis’s Conceptual Pragmatism 141 4 C. I. Lewis on the Intersubjective and the Constitution of Objectivity 176 5 Relocating the Myth of the Given in Lewis and Sellars 204 6 Spontaneity, Sensation, and the Myth of the Given 225 7 Goodman and the Given: What Goodman Inherits From C. I. Lewis 249 8 C. I. Lewis: The Red and the Good 283 List of Contributors and Editors 321 Index 324 Quentin,Kammer;,Henri,Wagner;,Jean-Philippe,Narboux;,Juliet,Floyd;,Sanford,Shieh;,Timur,Uçan;,Thomas,Land;,James,Oâ€TMShea;,Thomas,Baldwin;,Susan,Haack;,James,Conant;,Clarence,Irving,Lewis;,C.I.,Lewis;,Bertrand,Russell;,a,priori;,knowledge;,epistemology;,logic;,pragmatism;,conceptual,pragmatism;,American,philosophy;,20th-century,philosophy;,Wilfrid,Sellars;,Hilary,Putnam;,Rudolf,Carnap;,Nelson,Goodman;,Henry,Sheffer;,Willard,Van,Orman,Quine;,Mind,and,the,World-Order;,implication;,pluralism;,philosophy,of,science;,modality;,material,implication;,logocentric,predicament;,induction Quentin Kammer,Henri Wagner,Jean-Philippe Narboux,Juliet Floyd,Sanford Shieh,Timur Uçan,Thomas Land,James Oâ€TMShea,Thomas Baldwin,Susan Haack,James Conant,Clarence Irving Lewis,C.I. Lewis,Bertrand Russell,a priori,knowledge,epistemology,logic,pragmatism,conceptual pragmatism,American philosophy,20th-century philosophy,Wilfrid Sellars,Hilary Putnam,Rudolf Carnap,Nelson Goodman,Henry Sheffer,Willard Van Orman Quine,Mind and the World-Order,implication,pluralism,philosophy of science,modality,material implication,logocentric predicament,induction "This edited collection explores the philosophy of Clarence Irving Lewis through two major concepts that are integral to his conceptual pragmatism: the a priori and the given. The relation between these two elements of knowledge form the core of Lewis's masterpiece Mind and the World-Order. While Lewis's conceptual pragmatism is directed against any conception of the a priori as constraining the mind and experience, it also emphasizes the inalterability and the unavoidability of the given that remains the same through any interpretation of it by the mind. The essays in this volume probe Lewis's new account of the relation between the a priori and the given in dialogue with other notable figures in 20th-century philosophy, including Carnap, Friedman, Goodman, Putnam, Quine, Russell, Sellars, and Sheffer. C.I. Lewis: The A Priori and the Given represents a focused treatment of a long-neglected figure in 20th-century American philosophy"-- Provided by publisher