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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Book SynopsisIn this comprehensive introduction, Albert Spencer presents a new story of the origins and development of American pragmatism, from its emergence through the interaction of European and Indigenous American cultures to its contemporary status as a diverse, vibrant, and contested global philosophy. Spencer explores the intellectual legacies of American pragmatism’s founders, Peirce and James, but also those of newly canonical figures such as Addams, Anzaldúa, Cordova, DuBois, and others crucial to its development. He presents the diversity of pragmatisms, old and new, by weaving together familiar and unfamiliar authors through shared themes, such as fallibilism, meliorism, pluralism, verification, and hope. Throughout, Spencer reveals American pragmatism's engagement with the consequences of US political hegemony, as versions of pragmatism arise in response to both the tragic legacies and the complicated benefits of colonialism. American Pragmatism is an indispensable guide for undergraduate students taking courses in pragmatism or American philosophy, for scholars wishing to develop their understanding of this thriving philosophical tradition, or for curious readers interested in the genealogy of American thought.Trade Review“This book is well written, extensively researched, broad in scope, and does an admirably good job of expanding the tent of American pragmatism (as it were) to include a variety of thinkers and movements who are not always sufficiently appreciated. It will be well received by students and scholars of American philosophy and pragmatism.”David Rondel, University of Nevada, Reno​ “More than an introduction or a survey, this book makes the case for pragmatism’s diversity and richness. From its Indigenous roots to its inter-American and global reach, pragmatism is presented as a philosophical tradition that continues to be of contemporary relevance to contemporary problems.”Gregory Pappas, Texas A&M University"There is a lot to learn and to enjoy in Spencer's book about pragmatism, its history, and continued influence. I hope the book will encourage some of its readers to, in Spencer's words, 'devote their lives' to pragmatist thought or, more modestly and pragmatically, to use pragmatism as a tool for better understanding their world and themselves."Midwest Book ReviewTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments An Introduction to American Pragmatism 1 Fallibilism and the Classical Pragmatists 2 Meliorism and the Chicago Pragmatists 3 Pluralism and the Harvard Pragmatists 4 Verification and the Analytic Pragmatists 5 Hope and the Visionary Pragmatists Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis book investigates a number of central problems in the philosophy of Charles Peirce grouped around the realism of his semiotics: the issue of how sign systems are developed and used in the investigation of reality. Thus, it deals with the precise character of Peirce's realism; with Peirce's special notion of propositions as signs which, at the same time, denote and describe the same object. It deals with diagrams as signs which depict more or less abstract states-of-affairs, facilitating reasoning about them; with assertions as public claims about the truth of propositions. It deals with iconicity in logic, the issue of self-control in reasoning, dependences between phenomena in their realist descriptions. A number of chapters deal with applied semiotics: with biosemiotic sign use among pre-human organisms: the multimedia combination of pictorial and linguistic information in human semiotic genres like cartoons, posters, poetry, monuments. All in all, the book makes a strong case for the actual relevance of Peirce's realist semiotics.

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Book SynopsisFollowing the life of a charismatic woman committed to reform, The Pragmatic Ideal provides an introduction to the politics that dominated the early decades of the twentieth century, ideas that are the basis for much of today''s progressive thought. As one of the new women who came of age during the Progressive era, Mary Field Parton, a close friend of Clarence Darrow, pursued social justice as a settlement house worker and as a leading writer on labor organizing, transforming pragmatic principles into action.Mark Douglas McGarvie shows how, following the upheavals of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, liberals such as Mary Field Parton turned to pragmatism, hoping to generate greater social awareness from constructions of values rooted in personal experiences instead of philosophical or religious truths. The Pragmatic Ideal reveals how Mary Field Parton sought to expand her rights as a woman while nonetheless denigratTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. A Victorian Childhood in Defense of Tradition, 1878 -1896 2. Expanded Opportunities beyond the Home, 1896–1905 3. The New Women and Life in the Urban United States, 1905–1908 4. The Trials of Progressivism, 1909-1914 5. Liberalism's Decline during and after the Great War, 1914–1924 6. A Rights Revival in the Roaring Twenties, 1924–1929 7. A New Deal for Liberalism and the United States, 1929–1969 Afterword

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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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Book SynopsisGeorge Herbert Mead (1863-1931) had a powerful influence on the development of American pragmatism in the twentieth century. He also had a strong impact on the social sciences. This classic book represents Mead's philosophy of experience, so central to his outlook. The present as unique experience is the focus of this deep analysis of the basic structure of temporality and consciousness. Mead emphasizes the novel character of both the present and the past. Though science is predicated on the assumption that the present is predictable based on a thorough knowledge of the past, the experience of the present, says Mead, is an utterly unique moment comparable to no other, and when it is past the novel character of that unique experience is irrevocable. The emergence of novelty within the perceived rational order of reality is the crux of the problem that Mead explores. The present, in his words, is "the emergent event . . . something which is more than the processes that have led up to it and which by its change, continuance, or disappearance, adds to later passages a content they would not otherwise have possessed." The present as "the seat of reality" heavily conditions our retrospective view of the past as much as it helps to shape the future. The novelty of every present experience causes us to reconstruct our preceding experiences to make sense of the past, which is naturally assumed to be the main cause of what we presently experience. Our perspective on reality is thus relative to the conditioning of each new event and it changes continuously as the effects of the present shift our view of the past and future. This emphasis on the integrative, holistic nature of reality, in which everything past, present, and future is a condition of everything else, makes Mead's philosophy highly relevant to today's scientific picture of a quantum universe, where chance and probability play a role in the emergence of reality. Also of great interest is the way in which he extends his basic analysis of temporal-spatial reality to the emergence of mind and consciousness as a natural development of the evolutionary process. This stimulating and provocative work attests to John Dewey's praise of Mead as "the most original mind in philosophy in America" of his generation.

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Book SynopsisWilliam James (1842-1910) was one of the most original and influential American thinkers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. As a professor at Harvard University he published many works that had a wide-ranging impact on both psychology and philosophy. His Principles of Psychology was the most important English-language work on the mind since Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding. His Varieties of Religious Experience practically inaugurated the field of psychology of religion, and it also remains a major inspiration for philosophy of religion. Perhaps most importantly, James publicized the movement of pragmatism and supplied much of its powerful momentum. This book covers the primary topics for which James is still closely studied: the nature of experience; the functions of the mind; the criteria for knowledge; the definition of "truth"; the ethical life; and the religious life. His notable terms, still resonating in their respective fields, are all here, from the "stream of consciousness" and "pure experience" to the "will to believe," the "cash-value of truth," and the distinction between the religiously "healthy soul" and the "sick soul." This volume's eighteen selections receive the bulk of the attention and citation from scholars, provide excellent coverage of core topics, and have a broad appeal across many academic disciplines. This well-organized compilation of James's important writings offers an exciting and fascinating tour for both the casual reader and the dedicated student interested in philosophy, psychology, religious studies, American studies, or any related field.

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Book SynopsisWarum gefällt uns etwas? Wie können wir jemanden von unseren ästhetischen Einschätzungen überzeugen? Gibt es Richtig und Falsch in der Ästhetik? Worin besteht der Wert von Kunst? Was heißt es, ein Musikstück zu verstehen? Was ist Stil? Was zeichnet ein Genie aus? Welche Rolle spielt die Kultur beim Verstehen von Kunst? Und schließlich: Was haben philosophische und ästhetische Probleme gemeinsam? Ludwig Wittgenstein beschäftigte sich intensiv mit diesen Fragen und glaubte, zwischen Ästhetik und Philosophie bestehe eine „seltsame Ähnlichkeit“. Die vorliegende Arbeit erläutert Wittgensteins Überlegungen zur Ästhetik und zeigt, dass seine Thesen und Argumente einen hilfreichen Beitrag zur Klärung systematischer Fragen der Ästhetik leisten. Leseprobe Leseprobe öffnen

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Book SynopsisThe primary goal of this volume is to describe the contemporary state of affairs in Western psychotherapy, and to do so in a Whiteheadian spirit: with genuine openness to the relative ways in which creativity, beauty, truth, and peace manifest themselves in various cultural traditions. This Whiteheadian Dialogue explores afresh an important cross-elucidatory path: what have we, and what can be learned from a dialogue with Eastern worldviews? In order to generate meaningful contrasts between these different systems of thought, all the papers address common core issues. On one hand, how does the given system understand the interaction of the individual, society, and nature (or cosmos)? On the other hand, what is the paradigm of all pathology and what is its typical or curative pattern?

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Book SynopsisThe series presents historical and systematic studies on the philosophy of Alexius Meinong and his school, as well as on works influenced by aspects of Meinong’s philosophy. Furthermore, the series is open to contributions in the analytic-phenomenological tradition, mirroring the most recent developments in these disciplines.Table of ContentsTable of Contents Carlo Ierna Relations in the early works of Meinong and Husserl Laura Mari Frege contra Meinong: a new possible outlook Vincenzo Fano A Meinongian Solution of McTaggart’s Paradox Matjaž Potrc( and Vojko Strahovnik Meinongian Theory of Moral Judgments Mauro Antonelli, Marina Manotta Meinongs und Benussis Phänomenologie der Wahrnehmung Tanja Pihlar Der Begriff der Psychologie beim späten Weber Íngrid Vendrell Ferran Meinongs Philosophie der Gefühle und ihr Einfluß auf die Grazer Schule Ulf Höfer Defekte Gegenstände und andere Aspekte der Ontologie Meinongs

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Book SynopsisDiagrams are an essential part of the most diverse processes of communication and cognition. Indeed, today the production of all kinds of text (including this one) is mediated by diagrammatic tools to be found on computer desktops. Not surprisingly, then, diagrams have become the object of much historical and theoretical work. This book--volume 2 of the Proceedings of the 33rd International Wittgenstein Symposium--is dedicated to this quickly growing field of interdisciplinary research. It includes contributions from philosophy, sociology (space syntax), art history, and history of science. Historically, there is a focus on Otto Neurath and his famous visual language (ISOTYPE), while the new attempts at theorizing diagrams presented here are mainly inspired by Charles Sanders Peirce and Ludwig Wittgenstein.

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Book SynopsisWhat is an image? How can we describe the experience of looking at images, and how do they become meaningful to us? In what sense are images like or unlike propositions? Participants of the 33rd International Wittgenstein Symposium--philosophers as well as historians of art, science, and literature--provide many stimulating answers. Some of the contributions are dedicated to Wittgenstein’s thoughts on images while others testify to the important role notions coined or inspired by Wittgenstein--“seeing as”, “picture games” and the dichotomy of “saying and showing”--play in the field of picture theory today. This first volume of the Proceedings of the 2010 conference addresses readers interested in the history and theory of images, and in the philosophy of Wittgenstein.

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Book SynopsisNicholas Rescher was born in Germany in 1928 and emigrated to the United States shortly before the outbreak of World War II. After training in philosophy at Princeton University he embarked on a long and active career as professor, lecturer, and writer. His many books on a wide variety of philosophical topics have established him as one of the most productive and versatile contributors to 20th century philosophical thought, combining historical and analytical investigators to articulate an amalgam of German idealism with American pragmatism. The book accordingly has two dimensions, both as a contribution to German-American cultural interaction and as a contribution to the history of philosophical ideas

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Book SynopsisThe series presents historical and systematic studies on the philosophy of Alexius Meinong and his school, as well as on works influenced by aspects of Meinong’s philosophy. Furthermore, the series is open to contributions in the analytic-phenomenological tradition, mirroring the most recent developments in these disciplines.

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Book SynopsisJames and Stumpf first met in Prague in 1882. James soon started corresponding with a “colleague with whose persons and whose ideas alike I feel so warm a sympathy.” With this, a lifelong epistolary friendship began. For 28 years until James’s death in 1910, Stumpf became James’s most important European correspondent. Besides psychological themes of great importance, such as the perception of space and of sound, the letters include commentary upon Stumpf’s (Tonpsychologie) and James’s main books (The Principles of Psychology, The Varieties of Religious Experience), and many other works. The two friends also exchange views concerning other scholars, religious faith and metaphysical topics. The different perspectives of the American and the German (European) way of living, philosophizing and doing science are frequently under discussion. The letters also touch upon personal questions of historical interest. The book offers a critical edition and the English translation of hitherto unpublished primary sources. Historians of psychology and historians of philosophy will welcome the volume as a useful tool for their understanding of some crucial developments of the time. Scholars in the history of pragmatism and of phenomenology will also be interested in the volume.

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Book SynopsisIn three comprehensive volumes, Logic of the Future presents a full panorama of Charles S. Peirce’s most important late writings. Among the most influential American thinkers, Peirce took his existential graphs to be a significant contribution to human thought. The manuscripts from 1895–1913, with many of them being published here for the first time, testify to the richness and open-endedness of his theory of logic and its applications. They also invite us to reconsider our ordinary conceptions of reasoning as well as the conventional stories concerning the evolution of modern logic. This first volume of Logic of the Future is on the historical development, theory and application of Peirce’s graphical method and diagrammatic reasoning. It also illustrates the abundant further developments and applications Peirce envisaged existential graphs to have on the analysis of mathematics, language, meaning and mind.

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Book SynopsisIn three comprehensive volumes, Logic of the Future presents a fullpanorama of Charles S. Peirce’s important late writings. Among themost influential American thinkers, Peirce took his existential graphs tobe his greatest contribution to human thought. The manuscriptsfrom 1895—1913, most of which are published here for the first time, testify therichness and open-endedness of his theory of logic and its applications.They also invite us to reconsider our ordinary conceptions of reasoning aswell as the conventional stories told about the evolution of modern logic. This second volume collects Peirce’s writings on existential graphs related to his Lowell Lectures of 1903, the annus mirabilis of his that became decisive in the development of the mature theory of the graphical method of logic.

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Book SynopsisThe present book is the first to undertake a systematic study of Peirce’s conception of historical knowledge and of its value for philosophy. It does so by both reconstructing in detail Peirce’s arguments and giving a detailed account of the many ways in which history becomes an object of explicit reflection in his writings. The book’s leading idea may be stated as follows: Peirce manages to put together an exceptionally compelling argument about history’s bearing on philosophy not so much because he derives it from a well-articulated and polished conception of the relation between the two disciplines; but on the contrary, because he holds on to this relation while intuiting that it can easily turn into a conflict. This potential conflict acts therefore as a spur to put forth an unusually profound and multi-faceted analysis of what it means for philosophy to rely on historical arguments. Peirce looks at history as a way to render philosophical investigations more detailed, more concrete and more sensitive to the infinite and unforeseeable nuances that characterize human experience. In this way, he provides us with an exceptionally valuable contribution to a question that has remained gravely under-theorized in contemporary debates.

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Book SynopsisThe book explores Peirce's non standard thoughts on a synthetic continuum, topological logics, existential graphs, and relational semiotics, offering full mathematical developments on these areas. More precisely, the following new advances are offered: (1) two extensions of Peirce's existential graphs, to intuitionistic logics (a new symbol for implication), and other non-classical logics (new actions on nonplanar surfaces); (2) a complete formalization of Peirce's continuum, capturing all Peirce's original demands (genericity, supermultitudeness, reflexivity, modality), thanks to an inverse ordinally iterated sheaf of real lines; (3) an array of subformalizations and proofs of Peirce's pragmaticist maxim, through methods in category theory, HoTT techniques, and modal logics. The book will be relevant to Peirce scholars, mathematicians, and philosophers alike, thanks to thorough assessments of Peirce's mathematical heritage, compact surveys of the literature, and new perspectives offered through formal and modern mathematizations of the topics studied.

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