Hilary Putnam: Pragmatism and Realism (Routledge Studies in Twentieth-Century Philosophy)

One of the most influential contemporary philosophers, Hilary Putnam's involvement in philosophy spans philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, ontology and epistemology and logic. This edited volume explores Putnam's contribution to the contemporary realist and pragmatist debate and includes Putnam's comments on each issue raised. Introduction / -- Urszula M. Zeglen Taking pragmatism seriously -- Ruth Anna Putnam Comment on Ruth Anna Putnam's paper -- Hilary Putnam Pragmatism and nonscientific knowledge -- Hilary Putnam Pragmatism and legal reasoning -- Richard Warner Comment on Richard Warner's paper -- Hilary Putnam Pragmatics and pragmatisms -- Robert Brandom Comment on Robert Brandom's paper -- Hilary Putnam Knowledge of the truth in pragmatic perspective -- Nicholas Rescher Comment on Nicholas Rescher's paper -- Hilary Putnam -- Introduction / -- Urszula M. Zeglen Realism with a metaphysical skull -- John Haldane Comment on John Haldane's paper -- Hilary Putnam The causal theory of perception and direct realism -- Tadeusz Szubka Comment on Tadeusz Szubka's paper -- Hilary Putnam Functionalism, realism and levels of being -- John Heil Comment on John Heil's paper -- Hilary Putnam From alethic anti-realism to alethic realism -- Wolfgang Kunne Comment on Wolfgang Kunne's paper -- Hilary Putnam Truth and trans-theoretical terms -- Gary Ebbs Comment on Gary Ebb's paper -- Hilary Putnam What laws of logic say -- Charles Travis Comment on Charles Travis's paper-- Hilary Putnam. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 Contents......Page 6 Preface......Page 12 Acknowledgements......Page 13 Introduction......Page 16 1 Taking pragmatism seriously......Page 20 2 Pragmatism and nonscientific knowledge......Page 27 3 Pragmatism and legal reasoning......Page 38 4 Pragmatics and pragmatisms......Page 53 5 Knowledge of the truth in pragmatic perspective......Page 79 6 Realism with a metaphysical skull......Page 110 7 The causal theory of perception and direct realism......Page 122 8 Functionalism realism and levels of being......Page 141 9 From alethic anti realism to alethic realism......Page 157 10 Truth and trans theoretical terms......Page 180 11 What laws of logic say......Page 201 Notes......Page 224 Writings of Hilary Putnam......Page 242 Bibliography......Page 244 Index......Page 252 One of the most influential contemporary philosophers, Hilary Putnam's involvement in philosophy spans philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, ontology and epistemology and logic. This specially commissioned collection discusses his contribution to the realist and pragmatist debate. Hilary Putnam comments on the issues raised in each article, making it invaluable for any scholar of his work. This all-new collection of essays discusses Putnam's contribution to contemporary realist and pragmatist debate. Hilary Putnam comments on the issues raised in each article Edited By James Conant And Urszula M. Żegleń. Writings Of Hilary Putnam--p. [229]-230. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [231]-237) And Index. While Hilary Putnam does not identify himself as a pragmatist, pragmatism is an important theme in his recent work.