Ethics and Philosophical Critique in William James [electronic resource] /
Marchetti, Sarin.author.
Marchetti offers a revisionist account of James's contribution to moral thought in the light of his pragmatic conception of philosophical activity. He sketches a composite picture of a Jamesian approach to ethics revolving around the key notion and practice of a therapeutic critique of one's ordinary moral convictions and style of moral reasoning.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
William James, the moral philosopher -- Pragmatism, therapy, and the moral life -- Questioning moral theory and the shape of ethics -- The life of the mind and the practices of the self -- Truth, experience, and the world re-enchanted -- Ethical conduct and political activity -- The seeds of a revolution in moral philosophy.
Marchetti offers a revisionist account of James's contribution to moral thought in the light of his pragmatic conception of philosophical activity. He sketches a composite picture of a Jamesian approach to ethics revolving around the key notion and practice of a therapeutic critique of one's ordinary moral convictions and style of moral reasoning.
James, William, 1842-1910.
Ethics.
Pragmatism.
Political philosophy.
Social sciences—Philosophy.
Modern philosophy.
Ethics.
Pragmatism.
Political Philosophy.
Moral Philosophy.
Social Philosophy.
Modern Philosophy.