Title: A companion to pragmatism /
Authors: Shook, John R.; Margolis, Joseph, 1924-
Publisher: Blackwell Pub.,
Year: 2006
Subjects: Pragmatism.
Abstract: "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.
Contents: Introduction : pragmatism, retrospective, and prospective / Joseph Margolis -- Part I: Major figures -- Charles Sanders Peirce / Vincent M. 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 L. 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 classical pragmatism / Susan Haack -- Peirce and cartesian rationalism / Douglas R. Anderson -- James, empiricism, and absolute idealism / Timothy L. S. Sprigge -- Hegel and realism / Kenneth R. Westphal -- Dewey, dualism, and naturalism / Thomas M. Alexander -- Expressivism and Mead's social self / Mitchell Aboulafia --^