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Double 9 Books Pragmatism A New Name for Some Old Ways of
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Prometheus Books Individualism Old and New
Book SynopsisAmerica's most renowned social philosopher John Dewey shines his powerful intellect on the serious public and cultural issues surrounding the place of the individual in a technologically advanced society. In this penetrating study, he addresses the fear that personal creative potential will be trampled by assembly-line monotony, political bureaucracy, and an industrialized culture of uniformity. Armed with his pragmatic approach and his belief in the power of critical intelligence, Dewey argues that individualism has in fact been offered a uniquely higher plane of technological development upon which to grow, mature, and redefine itself.
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State University Press of New York (SUNY) The Dynamic Individualism of William James
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State University of New York Press American Aesthetics Theory and Practice SUNY
Book SynopsisProposes a distinctly American approach to aesthetic judgment and practice.Although there are distinctly American artists-Walt Whitman, Herman Melville, Grandma Moses, Thomas Hart Benton, and Andy Warhol, for example-very little attention has been devoted to formulating any distinctively American characteristics of aesthetic judgment and practice. This volume takes a step in this direction, presenting an introductory essay on the possibility of such a distinctly American tradition, and a collection of essays exploring particular examples from a variety of angles. Some of the essays in this collection extend pragmatist and process insights about the important place aesthetics has in molding and assessing experience. Other essays examine the place of American aesthetics in relation to such particular forms of art as painting, literature, music, and film. Three essays attend to the aesthetic aspects of a flourishing life. In each of the essays, American aesthetics is understood to arise out of deeply felt personal, historical, and cultural backgrounds. Consequently, not only are such relatively abstract notions as harmony, fit, elegance, proportion, and the like involved in aesthetic judgment, but also religious, political, and social factors become embroiled in aesthetic discernment. Thus the ongoing pattern of American aesthetics is shown to be distinguishable from such other varieties of aesthetic thought as analytic aesthetics, New Criticism, and postmodern approaches to aesthetics.
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Fordham University Press Theosemiotic
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPreface | ix Parenthetical References | xv Prolegomena | 1 1 A Brief History of Theosemiotic | 15 2 Signs, Selves, and Semiosis | 43 3 Love in a Universe of Chance | 75 4 Theology as Inquiry, Therapy, Praxis | 107 5 Communities of Interpretation | 155 6 Rules for Discernment | 192 7 On Prayer and the Spirit of Pragmatism | 227 Postlude: The Play of Musement | 259 Acknowledgments | 265 Notes | 269 Index | 301
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Fondo de Cultura Economica USA Esperanza O Conocimiento?: Una Introduccion Al Pragmatismo
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Fordham University Press Pragmatism in the Americas
Book SynopsisTrade Review"This is indispensable reading for students and scholars of pragmatism as well as those working in Hispanic philosophy. Highly recommended." -Choice "Pragmatism in the Americas examines new and unexplored intersections between American philosophy and Spanish and Latin American thought, advancing a deeper understanding of the Hispanic World's philosophical contribution to and relationship with the evolution of Western thought." -- -Bernardo Cantens Moravian College "This book holds real promise for awakening North American philosophers to the enormous breadth of Spanish-language Pragmatist philosophy. This is one of the best contributions to the advancement of American philosophy in a long time." -- -David O'Hara Augustana College "This collection provides the definitive resource, long overdue, on 'American' philosophy in a full sense. And the essays are full of surprises, detailing both the history of pragmatism's reception in the hispanic world, and the commonalities and differences between the Latin American and north American approaches. They also explain the multiple reasons philosophy itself today more than ever needs this tradition in order to resuscitate its crisis-ridden methodology and its standing in the public domain." -- -Linda Alcoff Hunter College, CUNY
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Fordham University Press Pets People and Pragmatism
Book SynopsisThis book examines human relationships with pets without assuming that such relations are either unnatural and to be avoided, or benign. We need to find ways to relate respectfully. For respectful relationships to be a real possibility, though, humans must make the effort to understand the beings with whom they live, work, and play.Trade Review"Insightful and appealing reading that presents many curious questions on the concepts of human nature, "Pets, People, and Pragmatism" is a strongly recommended addition to pets and sociology collections." -Midwest Book Review "This book brings useful ideas to the pursuit of an open dialogue on animal well being..." -Environmental Values "Rich in remarkable details, her [McKenna's] book promises to help horses, dogs, and cats by illuminating relevant facets of our shared histories and current interactions." -Hillary Kelleher, Depauw Reviews
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Fordham University Press Pragmatic Pluralism and the Problem of God
Book SynopsisThe book is a study of pragmatism and pragmatic pluralism in the philosophy of religion. Through critical examinations of James’s, Dewey’s, and recent neopragmatists’ ideas, it argues that key issues in the field – including the debate between evidentialism and fideism, and the problem of evil – need rearticulation from a pragmatic pluralistic perspective.Trade Review"... a solid work of scholarship, well-argued and insightful." -- -Michael L. Raposa Lehigh University "Pihlstrom does an amazing job of sorting the metaphysical remnants of Kant in James and in the process restores questions of metaphysics to American pragmatism. This excellent work of scholarship calls for a deeper examination of pragmatist metaphysics and its challenge to religion and its reformulation." -- -Roger A. Ward Georgetown College "Sami Pihlstrom develops here a pragmatic philosophy of religion enriched by Immanuel Kant's insight that belief or faith in God is motivated chiefly by ethical considerations. He illumines important connections between Kant's writing on religion and that of William James and John Dewey, and shows how attention to both can provide resources for a conception and analysis of religion that is pluralistic and takes normativity seriously. Pihlstrom has been a leading interpreter of the pragmatists and it is good to have this important constructive contribution to the philosophy of religion." -- -Wayne Proudfoot Columbia University
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LEGARE STREET PR AntiPragmatism An Examination Into the Respective
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Deweyan Transactionalism in Education
Book SynopsisPhilosophers of education are largely unaware of Dewey's concept of transactionalism, yet it is implicit in much of his philosophy, educational or otherwise from the late 1890s onwards. Written by scholars from Belgium, Italy, Norway, Sweden, and the USA, this book shows how transactionalism can offer an entirely new way of understanding teaching and learning, the individual and sociocultural dimension of education, and educational research. The contributors show how the concept helps us to see beyond an array of false dualisms, such as mind versus body, self versus society, and organism versus environment, as well as an equally vast array of binaries, such as inside-outside, presence-absence, and male-female. They introduce the key critical ideas that transactionalism represents including emergence; living in a world without a within; the temporally and extensionally distributed nature of meaning, mind, and self. The use and elaboration of transactionalism is grounded in philosophicalTrade ReviewA milestone in the advance of transactionalist studies which explicates, develops and applies Dewey’s most important work through a series of sophisticated theoretical and empirically rich studies. * Chris Shilling, Professor, University of Kent, UK *Garrison, Öhman, and Östman offer a remarkable book on John Dewey’s transactionalism. Not only does this work highlight Dewey’s last book, On Knowing and the Known, with Arthur Bentley, it demonstrates the functional utility of philosophy applied to schooling. This outstanding addition to Dewey scholarship is a must-read book for anyone interested in moving ‘schooling’ away from mere training and toward engagement, enactment, and growth. * Deron Boyles, Distinguished University Professor, Georgia State University and Past-President, John Dewey Society, USA *Deweyan Transactionalism in Education is an amazing example of what the editors call “applied philosophy”. Mobilizing Dewey’s notion of transaction and applying it to multiple educational contexts, the authors design an epistemological framework which grounds a transactional understanding of educational processes and practices, according to a sustainable perspective. * Maura Striano, University of Naples Federico II, Italy *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Notes on Contributors Acknowledgements 1. Introduction, Jim Garrison (Virginia Tech, USA),Leif Östman (Uppsala University, Sweden) and Johan Öhman (Örebro University, Sweden) 2. Philosophers’ Problems: Transaction in Philosophy and Life, Frank X. Ryan (Kent State University, USA) 3. Transactional Perspectivalism: The Emergence of Language, Minds, Selves and Temporal Sequence, Jim Garrison (Virginia Tech, USA) 4. Transactional Systems of Exploration and Learning: The Okeanos Explorer,William J. Clancey (Florida Institute for Human & Machine Cognition, USA) 5. Democracy, Education, and Transaction: The Importance of Play in Dewey’s Thought, Andrea Fiore (Pontifical Salesian University, Italy) 6. Applications of Transactional Methodologies for Analyses of Teaching and Learning Processes, Pernilla Andersson (Uppsala University and Stockholm University, Sweden) and Johan Öhman (Örebro University, Sweden) 7.Analyzing Teachers’ Functional Coordination of Teaching Habits in the Encounter with Policy Reforms, Malena Lidar (Uppsala University, Sweden) and Eva Lundqvist (Uppsala University, Sweden) 8. Learning Through Encounters with the Physical Environment, Susanne Klaar (University of Borås, Sweden) and Johan Öhman (Örebro University, Sweden) 9. The Dramaturgy of Facilitating Learning Processes: A Transactional Theory and Analytical Approach, Katrien Van Poeck (Ghent University, Belgium) and Leif Östman (Uppsala University, Sweden) 10. Transactants in Action: Examples from a Craft Remake School Project, Hanna Hofverberg (Malmö University, Sweden) 11. Sensing Together: Transaction in Handicraft Education, Joacim Andersson (Örebro University, Sweden) and Jonas Risberg (Uppsala University, Sweden) 12.The Museum as Transactional Exploration, Petra Hansson (University of Oslo, Norway) and Johan Öhman (Örebro University, Sweden) 13. Aesthetic Expression and Artistic Creation: A Transactional Analysis of Learning in Computer Programming, Michael Håkansson (Stockholm University, Sweden), LennartRolandsson (Uppsala University, Sweden) and Leif Östman (Uppsala University, Sweden) 14. A Transactional Perspective on Ethics and Morals, Louise Sund (Örebro University and Mälardalen University, Sweden) and Johan Öhman (Örebro University, Sweden) 15. Transactional Analyses of the Entanglement of the Aesthetical, Moral and Political in Learning Processes, Michael Håkansson (Stockholm University, Sweden) and Leif Östman (Uppsala University, Sweden) 16. Links Between Pandemics, Politics, and People,Ninitha Maivorsdotter (University of Skövde, Sweden) and Joacim Andersson (Örebro University, Sweden) References Index
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Althea Press Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Made Simple
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Alpha Edition Philosophical conceptions and practical results
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Indiana University Press Meddling
Book SynopsisThe author claims that we are surrounded by people who seem to know what is good for us better than we do ourselves. He discusses the joy of choice and the rare virtue of leaving others alone to lead their lives as they see fit. This book deals with his story.Trade ReviewLachs's Meddling is, caveat lector, a work of ethical philosophy . . . It is not pop sociology. It is refreshingly—to this reader, at least—devoid of phrases like 'a new study shows' or 'data now support.' It is, in fact, a welcome antidote to that soft-science-driven journalism which conditions us to mistrust the judgments supplied by our own experience and observation. . . . Meddling is short (127 pages), accessible, and sure to vindicate and delight anyone who senses too much meddling in his own affairs. * Daily Beast *Table of Contents1. Apples and Pluralism2. Operational Independence3. Leaving Others Alone4. Telling Others What to Do5. Making Others Do What We Want (and They Don't)6. Helping Others7. Independence and the Anthill
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Indiana University Press Meddling
Book SynopsisThe author claims that we are surrounded by people who seem to know what is good for us better than we do ourselves. He discusses the joy of choice and the rare virtue of leaving others alone to lead their lives as they see fit. This book deals with his story.Trade ReviewLachs's Meddling is, caveat lector, a work of ethical philosophy . . . It is not pop sociology. It is refreshingly—to this reader, at least—devoid of phrases like 'a new study shows' or 'data now support.' It is, in fact, a welcome antidote to that soft-science-driven journalism which conditions us to mistrust the judgments supplied by our own experience and observation. . . . Meddling is short (127 pages), accessible, and sure to vindicate and delight anyone who senses too much meddling in his own affairs. * Daily Beast *Table of Contents1. Apples and Pluralism2. Operational Independence3. Leaving Others Alone4. Telling Others What to Do5. Making Others Do What We Want (and They Don't)6. Helping Others7. Independence and the Anthill
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Indiana University Press Habits of Whiteness
Book SynopsisHabits of Whiteness: A Pragmatist Reconstruction, second edition, offers a revised and updated look at the concept of whiteness in the United States. Lauded when it was first published and even more relevant today, Habits of Whiteness offers a distinctive way to talk about race and racism by focusing on racial habits and how to change them. Author Terrance MacMullan examines how the concept of racial whiteness has undermined attempts to create a truly democratic society in the United States. By getting to the core of the racism that lives on in unrecognized habits, MacMullan argues that it is possible for white people to recognize the distance between their color-blind ideals and their actual behavior. Revitalizing the work of W. E. B. Du Bois and John Dewey, MacMullan demonstrates how it is possible to reconstruct racial habits and close fissures between people. This second edition of Habits of Whiteness also contains a new introduction, which looks closely at race relations during Trade ReviewIn his autobiography, Malcolm X issued a challenge to 'well-meaning' whites to work within their own communities to solve the problem of racism. A growing body of scholarship by white theorists on white privilege reflects an effort to do just this. In Habits of Whiteness, MacMullan (Eastern Washington Univ.) brings a fresh perspective to this ongoing discussion. In seeking to answer the question of why racism lingers in a society where the vast majority of whites profess a belief in the equality of all races, MacMullan employs John Dewey's pragmatic model to identify racism as a habit. As such, it is a 'pre-reflective cognitive or behavioral practice'—natural and invisible. The work of Du Bois, whom MacMullan considers a pragmatist, provides the basis for his substantive critique of white racism. MacMullan's aim, however, is not merely to identify the nature of the problem, but to offer hope of a resolution. Dewey's interactionist model of knowledge allows MacMullan to posit a reconstruction of the habits of whiteness, replacing them with positive contributions to the world—unique 'cultural gifts' identified by Du Bois as possessed by each race, including whites. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-level undergraduates and above. * Choice *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction to the New EditionIntroduction: "¡¿Que Haces Gringuito?!"Part 1. History1. Bacon's Rebellion and the Advent of Whiteness2. The Draft Riots of 1863 and the Defense of White PrivilegePart 2. Pragmatist Tools3. John Dewey and Inquiry4. Race as Deweyan Habit5. Du Bois and the Gift of Race6. Du Bois's Critique of WhitenessPart 3. Contemporary Problems and Debates7. Whiteness in Post–Civil Rights America8. Contemporary Debates on WhitenessPart 4. Reconstructing Whiteness9. Habits of Whiteness10. Whiteness ReconstructedConclusion: Gifts beyond the PaleNotesBibliographyIndex
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Indiana University Press Native Pragmatism
Book SynopsisExplores the connections between American pragmatism and Native American thought. This book argues that philosophical ideas and attitudes prevalent among Native Americans constituted an essential element in the development of pragmatism. It also engages questions of pluralism and cultural difference.Trade ReviewAccepting the common view that pragmatism is the uniquely American philosophy, Pratt (Univ. of Oregon) maintains that much of what American philosophy is known for can be traced to its origins in the borderlands between Europe and America and its 'originality' to well—established aspects of Native American thought. At these borderlands, he discerns the emergence of an attitude of resistance to the attitudes of European colonialism. This new attitude drove commitments to interaction, pluralism, community, and growth, the core of pragmatic thought. He plumbs Native American thought for sources of these commitments; he argues for the influence of a Native Prophetic movement on Benjamin Franklin, whose ideas in turn influenced the initial formulation of pragmatism by Peirce and James. He also asserts a prominent role for Native thought in the development of the women's movement. Readers may be skeptical regarding the extent to which Native thought shaped pragmatism, and Pratt admits that his volume is not intended as a comprehensive history, but rather as an additional perspective. Read as such, this is an interesting and insightful study of the origins of American pragmatism. For general readers and upper—division undergraduates through faculty. -- S. C. Pearson * Choice *. . . [T]his is an interesting and insightful study of the origins of American pragmatism. November 2002 * Choice *Table of ContentsContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. The Problem of Origins2. American Pragmatism3. The Colonial Attitude4. American Progress5. The Indigenous Attitude6. Welcoming the Cannibals7. The Logic of Place8. "This Very Ground"9. Science and Sovereignty10. The Logic of Home11. Feminism and PragmatismConclusion: The Legacy of Native American ThoughtNotesWorks Cited Index
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Indiana University Press Philosophy of Mathematics
Book SynopsisPeirce's most important writings on the philosophy of mathematicsTrade Review"Focuses on the major writings Peirce produced that are of greatest significance for a correct appreciation of his larger philosophical agenda." —Joseph W. Dauben, City University of New York"This book is a gem for everyone interested in Peirce's philosophy of mathematics and may be used as a prerequisite for a deeper journey into his philosophical system." —Zentralblatt MATH"Moore is to be congratulated on having put together not only a good Peirce anthology, but one very carefully and informatively edited." —Philosophia Mathematica"Moore has... done an excellent job of bringing the most significant of Peirce's writings on mathematics into focus, as well as linking them to the larger project of Peirce's pragmatic philosophy." —Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews, 8/30/2011Table of ContentsTable of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction1 [The Nature of Mathematics]2 The Regenerated Logic3 The Logic of Mathematics in Relation to Education4 The Simplest Mathematics 5 The Essence of Reasoning6 New Elements of Geometry7 On the Logic of Quantity8 Sketch of Dichotomic Mathematics9 [Pragmatism and Mathematics]10 Prolegomena to an Apology for Pragmaticism11 [‘Collection’ in The Century Dictionary]12 [On Collections and Substantive Possibility]13 [The Ontology of Collections]14 The Logic of Quantity15 Recreations in Reasoning16 Topical Geometry17 A Geometrico-Logical Discussion18 [‘Continuity’ in The Century Dictionary]19 The Law of Mind20 [Scientific Fallibilism]21 On Quantity [The Continuity of Time and Space]22 Detached Ideas Continued and the Dispute between Nominalists and Realists23 The Logic of Continuity24 [On Multitudes]25 Infinitesimals26 The Bed-Rock beneath Pragmaticism27 [Note and Addendum on Continuity]28 Addition [on Continuity]29 Supplement [on Continuity]NotesBibliographyIndex
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University of Notre Dame Press Reverence for the Relations of Life
Book SynopsisJosiah Royce and William James lived in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Irving Street, just two doors apart, and Charles Peirce grew up only blocks away. John Dewey was born and educated in nearby Vermont. These four great thinkers shared more than geographic space; they engaged in a series of formative philosophical discussions. By tracing the interactions of Royce (18551916) with James, Peirce, and Dewey, Oppenheim re-imagines pragmatism in a way that highlights the late Royce''s role as mediator and favors the seed-plant image of O. W. Holmes, Jr., over the corridor image of Papini.Josiah Royce emphasized that communities of all sizesranging from families to townsneeded reverence for the relations of life not only to thrive but to survive. This theme permeates the dialectic of Royce's interactions with Peirce, James, and Dewey. Oppenheim analyzes the agreement and disagreement of these thinkers on the method and content of philosophy, skepticism and intelligibility, and nominTrade Review“This meticulous and thorough book will stimulate new insights into the thought and life of Josiah Royce as well as into the ideas and experiences of three other giants in American philosophy, Charles Sanders Peirce, William James, and John Dewey. This book will be a valuable resource to all who wish to explore the nuances and depths of the lives and philosophical work of these four giants in American thought.” —The Review of Metaphysics“In a time when the patience for scholarship has in large part been put to flight by the need to publish quickly and widely, Oppenheim has taken the time to produce a fascinating provocative look at Josiah Royce's relations with the ‘big three’ American pragmatists-Charles Pierce, William James, and John Dewey. . . . Those seriously interested in the history and culture of pragmatism should read Reverence for the Relations of Life.” —Transactions of the C.S. Peirce Society“Oppenheim’s book signals a change . . . in the contested story of American pragmatism. It represents an opening for a deeper exploration of the origins and meaning of pragmatism in relation to religion and in particular Christianity.” —Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews“. . . a carefully researched, clearly written history of American pragmatism centered on the development of Josiah Royce's thought and his connections with other turn-of-the-century American philosophers. . . . Recommended.” —Choice“This book . . . interpret(s) American pragmatism through the prism of Josiah Royce by focusing on his personal and philosophical interactions with Peirce, James, and Dewey. . . . [A] well-researched and scholarly work by one of the great experts in the field.” —Catholic Library World“Frank M. Oppenheim’s book is a study of the personal and intellectual encounters Josiah Royce had with his contemporary philosophical colleagues Charles S. Peirce, William James, and John Dewey. . . . This book is as much a work of philosophy as it is an intellectual history. Oppenheim offers an interpretation of Royce’s philosophy organized around the theme of ‘reverence for the relations of life,’ which he argues permeates Royce’s philosophy and, especially, his late writings. . . . Oppenheim has made a strong case that Royce was indeed a pragmatist of a Peircean orientation and that his philosophy needs to be better known and understood if the full story of the development of pragmatism is to be written.” —American Historical Review“This volume is . . . a lengthy appreciation of the philosopher James Royce. . . . The book has three parts in which the author compares Royce to Charles Peirce, then to William James, and finally to John Dewey. . . . Each part mixes biographical information on each thinker and analysis of contrasting doctrines.” —The Journal of American History“Frank Oppenheim provides us with a rich, extraordinarily informed and judicious version of the kaleidoscopic relations undergone by C.S. Peirce, W. James, J. Royce, and J. Dewey. They represent one of the most creative clusters in the history of philosophy. Oppenheim refreshingly places Royce as the centerpiece, resulting in a work of impeccable scholarship and wisely tolerant intellectual biography.” —John J. McDermott, Texas A&M University“Climaxing his long, prolific career as the preeminent interpreter of Royce’s philosophy, Frank M. Oppenheim has achieved what rightly is called his magnum opus. Reverence for the Relations of Life is a learned and lucid study of Royce, in relation to Peirce, James, and Dewey. Effectively refuting earlier interpreters, such as Ralph Barton Perry, who have marginalized Royce, Oppenheim places him at the center of thought in late-19th and early-20th century America. The book is meticulously researched and it sparkles with fresh insight.” —John Clendenning, California State University, Northridge
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Cornell University Press The Chicago Pragmatists and American
Book SynopsisAndrew Feffer provides a richly textured group portrait of John Dewey and his colleagues George Herbert Mead and James Hayden Tufts against the backdrop of Chicago's social history.Trade ReviewIn this superb book, Andrew Feffer has provided us with the best account we have of this school and its thought and has placed the work of the Chicago philosophers in a set of illuminating contexts.... An important addition to a growing and increasingly sophisticated literature on pragmatism and its possibilities. -- Robert B. Westbrook * History of Education Quarterly *
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Cornell University Press Reinventing Pragmatism
Book SynopsisReinventing Pragmatism examines the force of the new pragmatisms, from the emergence of Rorty's and Putnam's basic disagreements of the 1970s until the turn of the century.Trade Review"In this often brilliant treatment of the first- and second-wave pragmatists, Joseph Margolis displays a knack for weaving together a complex history and an important contemporary philosophical debate. Margolis's analyses are bold, original, and intellectually exciting. He has succeeded in spinning out a narrative that is both insightful and entertaining." -- Armen T. Marsoobian, Professor of Philosophy, Southern Connecticut State University, and Editor in Chief, Metaphilosophy"Margolis's account of pragmatism's relation to modern philosophy is useful and illuminating." -- John McGowan, University of North Carolina, Perspectives on Politics 2:1, March 2004"Reinventing Pragmatism is a memorable, intelligent, and stylish book. Joseph Margolis puts his finger on the central nerve in the conflict between Richard Rorty and Hilary Putnam." -- Russell Goodman, University of New Mexico"With this book, Joseph Margolis steps into the fray over what the revival of pragmatism should entail, and how it may best confront current realist trends.... There is much in Margolis's work that resonates well with current sociological approaches to knowledge and belief... and it would be interesting to see just how Margolis's relativism might be of use in providing philosophical cover for the sociology of knowledge." -- Rod Nelson, McGill University, Contemporary Sociology 33:2Table of ContentsPrologue: Reconstruction in pragmatism -- Cartesian realism and the revival of pragmatism -- Richard Rorty : philosophy by other means -- Anticipating Dewey's advantage -- John Dewey : the metaphysics of existence -- Relativism, pragmatism, and realism -- Last word : a touch of prophecy.
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Cornell University Press Deweys Ethical Thought
Book SynopsisIn the first book on the development ofJohn Dewey's ethical thought, Jennifer Welchman revises the prevalent interpretation of his ethics. Her clear and engaging account traces the history of Dewey's distinctive moral philosophy from its roots in idealism during the 1890s through the pragmatist approach of his 1922 work, Human Nature and...Trade ReviewThis account of the development of Dewey's ethics, with an emphasis on his early and middle writings, is the first book-length treatment of this subject. Welchman... follows Dewey's ethical thought from its beginnings in idealism through the mature statement of his pragmatic instrumentalism in Human Nature and Conduct.... A lucid, fair, and meticulously researched analysis of the development of Dewey's ethical thought and a valuable resource for anyone working in American philosophy or cultural studies. * Choice *Welchman is an excellent interpreter of the early and middle Dewey... fresh and provocative... Welchman does what few Deweyan interpreters have done; she analyzes his thinking. * Metaphilosophy *Welchman's... account of Dewey's ethics moves along briskly. It is compact without affecting quality. -- Abraham Edel * International Studies in Philosophy *A careful, incisive, and thorough study.... It is based almost exclusively on Dewey's own writings; secondary works are cited rarely and chiefly for the purpose of rebutting them. Historians interested in ideas will find here an internalist history of the development of a major thinker. * Journal of American History *
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Cornell University Press Surface and Depth
Book SynopsisA paradox of surface and depth pervades the field of aesthetics. How can art''s surface meanings and qualities be properly appreciated without understanding the cultural context that shapes their creation and perception? But exploring such underlying cultural conditions challenges the perception of thosequalities and meanings of aesthetic surface that constitute the captivating power of art. If aesthetics deals with both surface and depth, impassioned immediacy yet also critical distance of judgment, how can this doubleness be held together in one philosophical vision?In his new book, Richard Shusterman explores the dialectics of surface and depth by examining key issues in the philosophy of art and culturefrom the logic of interpretation and evaluation to the roots of taste and convention, from the meanings of aesthetic purity and immediacy to the role of nature, theory, and history in our experience and understanding of art. In treating these topics, Shusterman combines the methodTrade ReviewIn Shusterman's discourse, instrumentalities are always parts of the ends they create. His pragmatism is therefore best described as reconstructive, advancing and refashioning the experiential realm.... This is pragmatism at its best, and what this discursive mode accomplishes is a deeper understanding that in turn... leads to better experiences and end results.... The beauty of this methodology is that it intelligent avoids the danger of a naive pragmatism... that is all surface manifesto for action, while it also avoids the danger of a pragmatism that locks itself into deep abstract theory with no sense of how it gets redirected toward practice and experience. Because Surface and Depth manages to do this with such élan and perspicacity, I situate it among the best, most interesting, and thought-provoking philosophical kind of work currently taking place. -- Gustavo Guerra, George Washington University * Journal of Speculative Philosophy *Philosophy texts are not the usual fare on our book review menu. This reviewer now feels that we might wish to broaden our diet. In Shusterman's book we find that rare example of a theoretical text that is palatable, even enjoyable for the non-philosopher reader. But best of all, by constructing a new ground for criticism he provides cogent underpinnings for our studies in vernacular architecture. -- Bryon E. Bronston * Vernacular Architecture Newsletter *Those familiar with Shusterman's work will find here the critical insight, careful argument, and clever prose they expect. Those who have not before had the pleasure of reading him will find there is no one better at distilling and analyzing contemporary aesthetics: the chapters on Croce, Wittgenstein, Alain Locke, T. S. Eliot, and Bourdieu are exempla of analytic sensitivity combined with the principle of charity.... Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-level undergraduates and above. * Choice *Surface and Depth is an excellent text, combining lucidity and keen analytical thinking with an ability to challenge preconceptions, to make surprising connections and to open up new avenues of enquiry. I would encourage anyone interested in aesthetics, arts criticism, cultural theory and philosophy to read this book and to enter into a richly rewarding engagement with a stimulating and lively mind. -- John Danvers, University of Plymouth, UK * Consciousness, Literature and the Arts *
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Duke University Press The Revival of Pragmatism
Book SynopsisAlthough long considered the most distinctive American contribution to philosophy, pragmatism - with its problem-solving emphasis and its contingent view of truth - lost popularity in mid-century after the advent of World War II, the horror of the Holocaust, and the dawning of the Cold War. This work provides an introduction to pragmatism.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: Pragmatism Then and Now / Morris Dickstein What Difference Does Pragmatism Make? The View From Philosophy Pragmatism as Romantic Polytheism / Richard Rorty Pragmatism and Realism / Hilary Putnam Response to Hilary Putnam’s “Pragmatism and Realism” / Sidney Morgenbesser The Moral Impulse / Ruth Anna Putnam What’s the Use of Calling Emerson a Pragmatist? / Stanley Cavell Pragmatism and the Remaking of Social Thought Pragmatism: An Old Name for Some New Ways of Thinking? / James T. Kloppenberg Pragmatism and Democracy: Reconstructing the Logic of John Dewey’s Faith / Robert B. Westbrook Community in the Pragmatic Tradition / Richard J. Bernstein Another Pragmatism: Alain Locke, Critical “Race” Theory, and the Politics of Culture / Nancy Fraser Going Astray, Going Forward: Du Boisian Pragmatism and Its Lineage / Ross Posnock The Inspiration of Pragmatism: Some Personal Remarks / Hans Joas The Missing Pragmatic Revival in American Social Science / Alan Wolfe Pragmatism and Its Limits / John Patrick Diggins Pragmatism and Law Pragmatic Adjudication / Richard A. Posner Freestanding Legal Pragmatism / Thomas C. Grey What’s Pragmatic about Legal Pragmatism? / David Luban Pragmatism and Law: A Response to David Luban / Richard Rorty It’s a Positivist, It’s a Pragmatist, It’s a Codifier! Reflections on Nietzsche and Stendhal / Richard H. Weisberg Pragmatism, Pluralism, and Legal Interpretations: Posner’s and Rorty’s Justice without Metaphysics Meets Hate Speech / Michael Rosenfeld Pragmatism, Culture, and Art Why Do Pragmatists Want to Be Like Poets? / Richard Poirier Pragmatists and Poets: A Response to Richard Poirier / Louis Menand The Novelist of Everyday Life / David Bromwich When Mind Is a Verb: Thomas Eakins and the Work of Doing / Ray Carney Religion and the Recent Revival of Pragmatism, Giles Gunn Afterword Truth and Toilets: Pragmatism and the Practices of Life / Stanely Fish Selected Bibliography Contributors Index
£27.90
Fordham University Press The Drama of Possibility Experience as
Book SynopsisTraces the trajectory of the author's philosophical career through a selection of his essays. This work addresses specific issues in American thought and culture. It constitutes a mosaic of his philosophy, showing its roots in an American conception of experience.Trade ReviewMore than any other current writer, John J. McDermott is widely recognized as the preeminent interpreter and the living bearer of the classical American philosophical tradition--Emerson, James, Royce, Dewey. Combining that tradition with Camusian existentialism, McDermott grabs us by the neck, drags us from the anemic abstractions of the academy, back to the muck of the everyday, and reminds us not only of philosophy's unfathomable power to shatter worlds and to shake us to the very core of our precarious existence, but also of how philosophy nourishes souls and communities. This is a ride, not for the faint of heart, on which McDermott has taken tens-of-thousands of students during his lengendary career and now, thanks to this collection of his most important pieces, masterfully selected and edited by Douglas Anderson, the ride is available to many more. Hop aboard. Your life, and your sense of what it means to philosophize as an American, will never be the same. -- -Ken Stikkers Southern Illinois University "John McDermott's essays help us understand the mind of America by laying bare its heart. In print and in the classroom, McDermott is a great teacher, a marveloulsy sensitive human being and an exemplary American. These essays, some of them legendary, revive and develop the grand achievements of Emerson and James." -- -John Lachs Vanderbilt University "Fresh and down-to-earth... Reflects a deep and attentive familiarity with the history of thought, as well as a sensitive and penetrating understanding of American history and culture." -- -Jacqueline Kegley California State University, Bakersfield "McDermott's personal style, beautifully seeded with anecdotes and his own experience, make this book as dramatic as the title." -- -Peter N. Carroll Stanford University " ... Not only provides an aperture in the philosophical dialogue with Foucault's thought, but it is first and foremost a seminal work in the field of philosophy and the humanities as a whole." -Foucault Studies "In the American tradition of Jonathan Edwards, Ralph Waldo Emerson and William James, John J. McDermott is both an original philosopher and a literary figure of distinction." -- -Peter H. Hare State University of New York "John J. McDermott's words, spoken or written, fall like torrents or hang like mist as he explores the themes of human experience. His ideas, tinctured with medieval philosophy and snips of baseball, drawing upon his familiarity with the artist's studio and the physician's office, help us to make the connections necessary to celebrate and criticize the diverse aspects of our common journey. Readers of this broad selection of McDermott's writings will recognize his sensitivity to experience and his power as a teacher." -- -James Campbell University of Toledo
£35.10
ME - Fordham University Press Pragmatism as PostPostmodernism Lessons from
Book SynopsisPresents John Dewey as very much at home in the busy mix of contemporary philosophy - as a thinker whose work, more than fifty years after his death, still furnishes fresh insights into philosophical debates. This book provides novel interpretations of Dewey's views of religious belief, the psychology of habit, and philosophical anthropology.Trade Review"Larry A. Hickman is one of the best interpreters of the American pragmatic tradition, especially the thought of John Dewey. In this collection of essays, he presents a vigorous, lively, and lucid defense of the relevance and importance of pragmatism for dealing with some of the most pressing and complex issues of our time-including technology, the environment, and globalization. He persuasively argues that classical pragmatism is "waiting at the end of the road" traveled by modernist and postmodernist thinkers." -- -Richard J. Bernstein New School for Social Research "Larry Hickman has here reinvented John Dewey and pragmatism, this time in the postmodern context. No one does better than Hickman in translating the implications of pragmatism into its contemporary relevance. And here the romps through technology and the Critical Theorists, issues of the environment and the chapters on Dewey himself are lively and revealing." -- -Don Ihde Stony Brook University "... A critical discussion about the complex relation between philosophical postmodernism and classical pragmatism." -Educational Theory "A much needed contribution to the philosophical literature on pragmatism." -- -Michael Eldridge University of North Carolina "Ties a rigorous discussion of complicated philosophical disputes to their usefulness and worth in real-world issues such as global citizenship, religious disputes, and cultural conflict." -- -Charlotte Haddock Seigfried Purdue University "While Pragmatism as Post-Postmodernism indeed connects the philosophical schools of thought referenced in its title, potential readers should be advised that Hickman also provides one of the best analyses of recent work on technology and environmental philosophy currently available. No where else is the work of contemporary figures such as Rolston, Callicott, Norton, Feenberg and Borgmann so well addressed, and to have a critical study that engages all of these figures between two covers represents an intellectual windfall of the first order." -- -Paul B. Thompson Michigan State University "In these wide-ranging essays, Larry Hickman demonstrates once again his deep knowledge of Dewey's philosophy. He brings Dewey's voice into the very midst of many of today's most urgent debates about how to interpret and respond to our human condition." -- -David T. Hansen Columbia University
£71.10
Fordham University Press Pragmatism as PostPostmodernism
Book SynopsisPresents John Dewey as very much at home in the busy mix of contemporary philosophy - as a thinker whose work, more than fifty years after his death, still furnishes fresh insights into philosophical debates. This book provides novel interpretations of Dewey's views of religious belief, the psychology of habit, and philosophical anthropology.Trade Review"Larry A. Hickman is one of the best interpreters of the American pragmatic tradition, especially the thought of John Dewey. In this collection of essays, he presents a vigorous, lively, and lucid defense of the relevance and importance of pragmatism for dealing with some of the most pressing and complex issues of our time-including technology, the environment, and globalization. He persuasively argues that classical pragmatism is "waiting at the end of the road" traveled by modernist and postmodernist thinkers." -- -Richard J. Bernstein New School for Social Research "Larry Hickman has here reinvented John Dewey and pragmatism, this time in the postmodern context. No one does better than Hickman in translating the implications of pragmatism into its contemporary relevance. And here the romps through technology and the Critical Theorists, issues of the environment and the chapters on Dewey himself are lively and revealing." -- -Don Ihde Stony Brook University "... A critical discussion about the complex relation between philosophical postmodernism and classical pragmatism." -Educational Theory "A much needed contribution to the philosophical literature on pragmatism." -- -Michael Eldridge University of North Carolina "Ties a rigorous discussion of complicated philosophical disputes to their usefulness and worth in real-world issues such as global citizenship, religious disputes, and cultural conflict." -- -Charlotte Haddock Seigfried Purdue University "While Pragmatism as Post-Postmodernism indeed connects the philosophical schools of thought referenced in its title, potential readers should be advised that Hickman also provides one of the best analyses of recent work on technology and environmental philosophy currently available. No where else is the work of contemporary figures such as Rolston, Callicott, Norton, Feenberg and Borgmann so well addressed, and to have a critical study that engages all of these figures between two covers represents an intellectual windfall of the first order." -- -Paul B. Thompson Michigan State University "In these wide-ranging essays, Larry Hickman demonstrates once again his deep knowledge of Dewey's philosophy. He brings Dewey's voice into the very midst of many of today's most urgent debates about how to interpret and respond to our human condition." -- -David T. Hansen Columbia University
£31.50
Fordham University Press John Dewey Between Pragmatism and Constructivism
Book SynopsisDeals with theories of interaction and transaction, communication and culture, learning and education, community and democracy, theory and practice, and inquiry and methodsTrade Review"Writings by American and German scholars of the American philosopher." -The Chronicle of Higher Education "This book is a unique collaboration by leading scholars of Dewey on both sides of the Atlantic. The contributors illuminate theoretical resonance, and dissonance, between classical pragmatism and contemporary constructivism." -- -David T. Hansen Teachers College, Columbia University "A substantial contribution to the theoretical literature on constructivism and Dewey's pragmatism-highly readable and lively debate that should provoke stimulating discussion among philosophers." -- -Nel Noddings Stanford University "An ambitious, innovative work that seeks to bring together popular culture studies with political philosophy." -- -William Gavin University of Southern Maine "The planetary reach of John Dewey's thought comes alive in this trenchant discussion of his epistemology and philosophy of education. It is salutary, indeed, that the American and German Center for Dewey Studies provide us with this refreshingly cross-cultural inquiry." -- -John J. McDermott Texas A&M University "A novel and significant collaboration by American pragmatists and German constructivists, this volume identifies, clarifies and critically develops the pragmatic-constructivist approach." -- -Michael Eldridge University of North Carolina, Charlotte "This volume grew out of the remarkably successful collaboration of American and German scholars. The contributors demonstrate the international scope and intense contemporary relevance of Dewey's thought. They achieve impressive clarity in their account of the relations of pragmatism to constructivism as it developed in the Twentieth Century." -- -John Lachs Vanderbilt University This book originated in a conference at the University of Cologne in 2001. It consists of a series of essays discussing the relationship between John Dewey's pragmatism and German constructivism. The latter bears many similarities to certain strains of 20th-century French thought--that of Michel Foucault in particular. Like French poststructuralism, constructivism has roots in German phenomenology, but it derives from other traditions as well. The contributions by Reich (U. Cologne) and Kenneth W. Stikkers (Southern Illinois U.--Carbondale) detail various aspects of this history, while the contributions of Hickman (SIU--Carbondale), Jim Garrison (Virginia Tech), and Neubert (U. Cologne) focus on Dewey's work. Part 2 discusses the legacy of Dewey for both constructivism and pragmatism. Hickman's second contribution raises some doubts about the constructivist project, claiming that it has become another variety of cognitive relativism, similar to French postmodernism or American neopragmatist thought. The collection concludes with an edited e-mail discussion among the contributors. This book will be useful for scholars researching the contemporary relevance of Dewey's thought and pragmatism more generally, both in the US and in Europe. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-level undergraduates through faculty/researchers. -Choice "This tidy volume marks a milestone in the ongoing efforts of Larry Hickman to advocate for Deweyan pragmatism as a world philosophy. Like John Dewey himself-a social and political reformer on the international stage-Dewey's version of pragmatism is transactional, pluralistic, and resolutely cosmopolitan. In this tightly integrated collection of essays, a team of American and German educators place pragmatism and the Cologne-style interactive constructivism in dialog, and serving as an object lesson in itself for both approaches, provide a compelling argument for the international relevance of an always contemporary pragmatism. " -- -Roger T. Ames University of Hawai'i
£55.80
Fordham University Press Loyalty to Loyalty
Book SynopsisLoyalty to Loyalty: Josiah Royce and the Genuine Moral Life clarifies the nature of loyalty and its role in ethical living, employing the philosophy of Josiah Royce as a theoretical frame. Loyalty to Loyalty provides original and extensive analysis of Royce's philosophy of loyalty, including applications to contemporary moral problems.Trade Review"American philosophy's contributions to philosophical ethics rarely receive such an enthusiastic expositor as Foust, who has done an exemplary job with Harvard's Josiah Royce." -Choice "This book makes significant contributions to the ongoing scholarship on the work of Josiah Royce..." -- -Jacquelyn Ann K. Kegley California State University, Bakersfield "Foust offers not only a major contribution to Royce scholarship but also an important, original, and timely contribution to ethics generally." -- -Kenneth Stikkers Southern Illinois University
£45.00
Fordham University Press The Things in Heaven and Earth
Book SynopsisThe Things in Heaven and Earth is a development and application of the Columbia Naturalism of John Dewey, John Herman Randall, Jr., and Justus Buchler. The chapters deal with systematic ontology, epistemology, constructivism and objectivity, philosophical theology, art, democratic theory, foreign policy, education, humanism, and cosmopolitanism.Trade Review"This is a work of profound scholarship and original philosophy. The author obviously has command of a wide range of theoretical and practical resources-including not only philosophy, its history and American philosophy in particular, but, also, the arts, the natural and social sciences, and political theory. He makes effective use of this vast arsenal of resources to advance his perspective and satisfactorily accomplish the mission of the book. His illustrations and practical examples, across all the above-mentioned fields and practices, give the distinct impression of a well-seasoned thinker who, in this work, is putting years of experience, accumulated wisdom and insight to work, provocatively and effectively." -- -Richard E. Hart Bloomfield College "In this thought-provoking volume, John Ryder defends an original version of pragmatic naturalism that has a rich yet partly neglected history. He reintroduces the tradition of 'Columbia Naturalism' - not only the relatively well-known naturalism defended by John Dewey but also the less well-known views of thinkers like Justus Buchler - and especially its theory of relationality, as well as the many promising applications of that theory not only in ontology and epistemology but also in ethics and political philosophy. Ryder thereby vigorously challenges both the post-linguistic-turn 'new pragmatisms' and the reductive forms of naturalism dominating the philosophical mainstream today. This is pragmatically naturalistic philosophy at its best: pluralistic, fallibilistic, and open-minded." -- -Sami Pihlstrom University of Jyvaskyla "In this well-crafted volume John Ryder makes a strong and elegant case for a version of philosophical naturalism that avoids reductive materialism and builds on the best ideas of both modernism and postmodernism. Expanding on the insights of John Dewey, John Herman Randall, Jr., and Justus Buchler, among others, he constructs a muscular naturalism that is fully capable of producing salutary and enduring effects in the areas of religion, the arts, and political life." -- -Larry A. Hickman Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
£74.70
ME - Fordham University Press Documentality
Book SynopsisWritten in an easy, often witty, style Documentality revises Foucault’s late concept of the “ontology of actuality” into the project of an “ontological laboratory,” thereby reinventing philosophy as a pragmatic activity that is directly applicable to our everyday life.Trade Review"Documentality re-energizes the traditional philosophical debate on realism by contextualizing this problematic within the field of new media and positioning it in the wake of the momentous philosophical contributions of Derrida and Foucault." -- -Alessia Ricciardi Northwestern University "The growth of modern civilization depends to a surprising degree on the power of documents. Law, commerce, science, government all depend on documents to transcend the constraints of pre-modern, face-to-face communication. Yet documents, thus far, have played only a tiny role in the work of social ontologists. Maurizio Ferraris shows in this brilliant new work how documents can be used as a springboard for an entirely new view of the structure of social reality -- in which documents form the very tracks along which the engines of our mental and social lives run." -- -Barry Smith Director of the National Center for Ontological Research (NCOR) "A clear, fast-paced, truly exciting book." -- -Jean-Michel Rabate University of Pennsylvania "The most stimulating feature of the book is not so much that documents allow Ferraris to develop an ontology, but rather that his ontology allows him to understand and to help us to understand what documents are and what society is." -- -Umberto Eco author of The Name of the Rose
£29.70
Fordham University Press Pets People and Pragmatism
Book SynopsisThis book examines human relationships with pets without assuming that such relations are either unnatural and to be avoided, or benign. We need to find ways to relate respectfully. For respectful relationships to be a real possibility, though, humans must make the effort to understand the beings with whom they live, work, and play.Trade Review"Insightful and appealing reading that presents many curious questions on the concepts of human nature, "Pets, People, and Pragmatism" is a strongly recommended addition to pets and sociology collections." -Midwest Book Review "This book brings useful ideas to the pursuit of an open dialogue on animal well being..." -Environmental Values "Rich in remarkable details, her [McKenna's] book promises to help horses, dogs, and cats by illuminating relevant facets of our shared histories and current interactions." -Hillary Kelleher, Depauw Reviews
£66.60
ME - Fordham University Press John Dewey Between Pragmatism and Constructivism
Book SynopsisThis book, the result of cooperation between the Center for Dewey Studies at Southern Illinois University Carbondale and the Dewey Center at the University of Cologne, provides an excellent example of the international character of pragmatist studies agaiTrade Review"Writings by American and German scholars of the American philosopher." -The Chronicle of Higher Education "This book is a unique collaboration by leading scholars of Dewey on both sides of the Atlantic. The contributors illuminate theoretical resonance, and dissonance, between classical pragmatism and contemporary constructivism." -- -David T. Hansen Teachers College, Columbia University "A substantial contribution to the theoretical literature on constructivism and Dewey's pragmatism-highly readable and lively debate that should provoke stimulating discussion among philosophers." -- -Nel Noddings Stanford University "An ambitious, innovative work that seeks to bring together popular culture studies with political philosophy." -- -William Gavin University of Southern Maine "The planetary reach of John Dewey's thought comes alive in this trenchant discussion of his epistemology and philosophy of education. It is salutary, indeed, that the American and German Center for Dewey Studies provide us with this refreshingly cross-cultural inquiry." -- -John J. McDermott Texas A&M University "A novel and significant collaboration by American pragmatists and German constructivists, this volume identifies, clarifies and critically develops the pragmatic-constructivist approach." -- -Michael Eldridge University of North Carolina, Charlotte "This volume grew out of the remarkably successful collaboration of American and German scholars. The contributors demonstrate the international scope and intense contemporary relevance of Dewey's thought. They achieve impressive clarity in their account of the relations of pragmatism to constructivism as it developed in the Twentieth Century." -- -John Lachs Vanderbilt University This book originated in a conference at the University of Cologne in 2001. It consists of a series of essays discussing the relationship between John Dewey's pragmatism and German constructivism. The latter bears many similarities to certain strains of 20th-century French thought--that of Michel Foucault in particular. Like French poststructuralism, constructivism has roots in German phenomenology, but it derives from other traditions as well. The contributions by Reich (U. Cologne) and Kenneth W. Stikkers (Southern Illinois U.--Carbondale) detail various aspects of this history, while the contributions of Hickman (SIU--Carbondale), Jim Garrison (Virginia Tech), and Neubert (U. Cologne) focus on Dewey's work. Part 2 discusses the legacy of Dewey for both constructivism and pragmatism. Hickman's second contribution raises some doubts about the constructivist project, claiming that it has become another variety of cognitive relativism, similar to French postmodernism or American neopragmatist thought. The collection concludes with an edited e-mail discussion among the contributors. This book will be useful for scholars researching the contemporary relevance of Dewey's thought and pragmatism more generally, both in the US and in Europe. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-level undergraduates through faculty/researchers. -Choice "This tidy volume marks a milestone in the ongoing efforts of Larry Hickman to advocate for Deweyan pragmatism as a world philosophy. Like John Dewey himself-a social and political reformer on the international stage-Dewey's version of pragmatism is transactional, pluralistic, and resolutely cosmopolitan. In this tightly integrated collection of essays, a team of American and German educators place pragmatism and the Cologne-style interactive constructivism in dialog, and serving as an object lesson in itself for both approaches, provide a compelling argument for the international relevance of an always contemporary pragmatism. " -- -Roger T. Ames University of Hawai'i
£20.69
Fordham University Press The Varieties of Transcendence Pragmatism and
Book SynopsisThe anthology focuses on the major classical pragmatist theories of religion. It is unique in pointing out pragmatist concepts of religious individualization as alternatives to the common secularization discourse and by stressing the compatibility of religious individualism with a positive concept of community.Trade Review"While much scholarship has focused on naturalism in American pragmatism, this is the first anthology that offers a comprehensive look at transcendence in that tradition. It is thus an extremely important contribution to scholarship in the field." -- -Kenneth Stikkers Southern Illinois University "This volume explores the rich seam of religious meaning running through the classical figures of pragmatism. The essays employ topical, historical, and speculative approaches to a wide array of texts, with an emphasis on Peirce, comprising a feast of ideas and continuing questions circulating pragmatism's role in the tradition of philosophy, transcendence, and God." -- -Roger A. Ward Georgetown CollegeTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Pragmatic Methodology in the Philosophy of Religion Christoph Seibert 2. Insomnia on a Moral Holiday: On the Moral Luck, Reward, and Punishment of a Jamesian, Sick Soul Sami Pihlstrom 3. Expressive Theism. Personalism, Pragmatism, and Religion Christian Polke 4. Ontological Faith in Dewey's Religious Idealism Victor Kestenbaum 5. Qualitative Experience and Naturalized Religion: An Inner Tension in Dewey's Thought? Matthias Jung 6. Pragmatism, Naturalism, and Genealogy in the Study of Religion Wayne Proudfoot 7. "... how you understand ... can only be shown by how you live": Putnam's Reconsideration of Dewey's Common Faith Magnus Schlette 8. A Brief History of Theosemiotic: From Scotus through Peirce and beyond Michael Raposa 9. "Man's highest developments are social": The Individual and the Social in Peirce's Philosophy of Religion Gesche Linde 10. The Dissenting Voice of Charles Peirce: Individuality, Community, and Transfiguration Vincent Colapietro 11. Religious Experience and its Interpretation: Reflections on James and Royce Hans Joas 12. Avoiding the Dichotomy of either the individual or the collectivity: Josiah Royce on Community, and on James' Concept of Religion Ludwig Nagl 13. Pragmatic or Pragmatist/Pragmaticist Philosophy of Religion? Hermann Deuser 14. Theory of Religion in a Pragmatic Philosophical Theology Robert Cummings Neville Notes Index
£54.00
Fordham University Press Redemptive Hope
Book SynopsisThis book brings together secular liberal democratic thought—as found within the work of late neo-pragmatic philosopher Richard Rorty—with religious liberal thinkers—such as Martin Buber and Ernst Bloch—for the purpose of exploring the contested intellectual history of redemptive hope narratives.Trade Review"Akiba Lerner is one of the courageous and visionary thinkers who creatively wrestle with philosophic hope grounded in prophetic praxis. He is part of a grand legacy-in family and tradition-that keeps alive a shattering of indifference and a compassion for justice." -- -Cornel West "With nuanced erudition Akiba J. Lerner brings the neo-pragmatist Richard Rorty and the Jewish existentialist Martin Buber into a dialogue to explore narrative strategies to sustain social hope in an age duly skeptical of the utopian promises of political ideologies and wary of messianic enthusiasm." -- -Paul Mendes-Flohr The University of Chicago,Professor emeritus, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem "Many scholars within the field of affect studies will appreciate Akiba Lerner's illuminating treatment of Ernst Bloch, who has emerged as a key intellectual progenitor of the field. Jewish studies scholars, in turn, will gain a new appreciation for a figure whose connection to contemporary Jewish thought has often been overlooked." -- -Nathanial Deutsch author of The Jewish Dark Continent: Life and Death in the Russian Pale of SettlementTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Redemptive Hope and the Cunning of History 2. Revival of Messianic Hope 3. The God of Exodus and The School of Hope 4. Richard Rorty's Post-Metaphysical Social Hope Conclusion: Between Pragmatic and Messianic Hopes Notes Index
£63.00
Fordham University Press Redemptive Hope From the Age of Enlightenment to
Book SynopsisThis book brings together secular liberal democratic thought—as found within the work of late neo-pragmatic philosopher Richard Rorty—with religious liberal thinkers—such as Martin Buber and Ernst Bloch—for the purpose of exploring the contested intellectual history of redemptive hope narratives.Trade Review"Akiba Lerner is one of the courageous and visionary thinkers who creatively wrestle with philosophic hope grounded in prophetic praxis. He is part of a grand legacy-in family and tradition-that keeps alive a shattering of indifference and a compassion for justice." -- -Cornel West "With nuanced erudition Akiba J. Lerner brings the neo-pragmatist Richard Rorty and the Jewish existentialist Martin Buber into a dialogue to explore narrative strategies to sustain social hope in an age duly skeptical of the utopian promises of political ideologies and wary of messianic enthusiasm." -- -Paul Mendes-Flohr The University of Chicago,Professor emeritus, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem "Many scholars within the field of affect studies will appreciate Akiba Lerner's illuminating treatment of Ernst Bloch, who has emerged as a key intellectual progenitor of the field. Jewish studies scholars, in turn, will gain a new appreciation for a figure whose connection to contemporary Jewish thought has often been overlooked." -- -Nathanial Deutsch author of The Jewish Dark Continent: Life and Death in the Russian Pale of SettlementTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Redemptive Hope and the Cunning of History 2. Revival of Messianic Hope 3. The God of Exodus and The School of Hope 4. Richard Rorty's Post-Metaphysical Social Hope Conclusion: Between Pragmatic and Messianic Hopes Notes Index
£19.79
