Pragmatism Books

Book SynopsisThis book rescues an often misunderstood, underappreciated, and radical John Dewey. It centers on his rejection of traditional epistemology for his original and powerful view of logicwith serious implications for general philosophy, the philosophy of the human sciences, including psychology, and the philosophy of democracy. The goal of this work is not to try to rescue Dewey from his critics, but to rescue Dewey from his friendsfrom those who ignore the implications of Dewey''s naturalism to those influenced by Richard Rorty who take Dewey''s rejection of insurrectionary politics too far. While it is true that Dewey rejected insurrectionary politics and was no fire-eating leftist, his analysis of the present was radical in the sense that it went straight to the roots. Peter T. Manicas examines how this made Dewey''s politics similar to those of Marx in many crucial ways and the positive effort of these essays places Dewey''s naturalism at the forefront, resolving some of the tensions Trade ReviewThis study is stunningly good in more ways than it is possible to summarize briefly: above all, an author, whose erudition is as wide-ranging as his acumen is deep-cutting, has written a timely work in which historical contextualization and philosophical probity are perfectly balanced. John Dewey is rescued by Peter T. Manicas from narrow and reductive readings; thereby he is made available as a truly contemporary contributor to intellectual debates of broad human significance and debates concerning democratic practices and political deliberation, as much as science and inquiry. Dewey's pragmatic naturalism has no more informed, insightful, and indeed eloquent champion than Peter Manicas; and here Manicas is unquestionably at the top of his game. -- Vincent Colapietro, Pennsylvania State UniversityThis collection of essays is an important contribution to this debate and will undoubtedly inspire further discussion about the proper placement of Dewey in the history of political thought. * The Review of Politics *Peter T. Manicas offers his readers a wide-ranging and highly original tour of Dewey's work, set against the backdrop of more than a century of developments in epistemology, political philosophy, and sociology. Confidently evoking a huge cast of characters, and taking on Dewey's friends as well as his foes, he provides fresh insights into the complexities of Dewey's thought and its continuing relevance for democratic life. -- Larry A. Hickman, The Center for Dewey Studies, Southern Illinois University CarbondaleTable of ContentsChapter 1 Table of Contents Chapter 2 Acknowledgments Chapter 3 Introduction Part 4 I: Pragmatism and Science Chapter 5 1. Pragmatic Philosophy of Science and the Charge of Scientism Chapter 6 2. John Dewey and American Psychology Chapter 7 3. John Dewey and American Social Science Chapter 8 4. Culture and Nature Part 9 II: Not Another Epistemology Chapter 10 5. Naturalism and Subjectivism Chapter 11 6. Naturalizing Epistemology: Recent Developments in Psychology and the Sociology of Knowledge Part 12 III: Democracy Chapter 13 7. American Democracy: A New Spirit in the World Chapter 14 8. John Dewey: Anarchism and the Political State Chapter 15 9. Philosophy and Politics: A Historical Approach to Marx and Dewey Chapter 16 10. John Dewey and Problem of Justice Chapter 17 11. Liberalism's Discontent: America in Search for the Past that Never Was Part 18 IV: Why Not Dewey? Chapter 19 12. The Evasion of Philosophy Chapter 20 13. Democratic Hope Chapter 21 14. Analytic Pragmatism Chapter 22 15. Post-Modern Pragmatism Chapter 23 References Chapter 24 Index

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Book SynopsisThis engaging work of comparative philosophy brings together American pragmatism and Chinese philosophy in a way that generates new interpretations of Chinese philosophy and a fresh perspective on issues in process philosophy. Through an analysis of key terms, Haiming Wen argues that Chinese philosophical terminology is not simply a retrospective language that through a process of stipulation promises us knowledge of an existing world, but is also an open, prospective vocabulary that through productive associations allows philosophers to realize a desired world. Relying on this productive power of Chinese terminology, Wen introduces a new term: ''Confucian pragmatism.'' Wen convincingly shows that although there is much that distinguishes American pragmatism from Confucian philosophy, there is enough conceptual overlap to make Confucian pragmatism a viable and exciting field of study.Trade ReviewIn this far-reaching and nuanced work, Wen Haiming juxtaposes Chinese philosophy with the American traditions of pragmatic naturalism and process philosophy….this work is simultaneously a piece of critical scholarship and an original contribution to Chinese and comparative philosophy…. In short, the moment to inaugurate a "newborn Chinese philosophical narrative" has arrived (219). This book serves as both an invitation and a rich, suggestive beginning to that project. * Dao: A Journal of Comparative Philosophy, (Published By Springe *Haiming Wen has provided a lucid and perceptive discussion of the creative dimension of the Confucian tradition by correlating American pragmatism and Chinese thinking. The book is an outstanding contribuiton to comparative philosophy. -- Jiyuan Yu, State University of New York at BuffaloThe publication of Haiming Wen's new book, Confucian Pragmatism as the Art of Contextualizing Personal Experience and the World, is a major contribution to Confucian scholarship....the book brings an entirely fresh and promising new look to Confucian material.Table of ContentsChapter 1 1. The Crisis of Creativity Chapter 2 2. Getting Past the Eclipse of Creativity: Acknowledging the Philosophical Fallacy Chapter 3 3. Intentionality/Meaning (yi) and Confucian Contextual Creativity Chapter 4 4. Feelings (qing) and the Importance of History, Particularity, and Emergence in Context Chapter 5 5. The Contextual Creativity of Key Philosophical Terms Chapter 6 6. Chinese Philosophical Sensibility Chapter 7 7. Chinese Metaphysical Creativity Chapter 8 8. Chinese Epistemological Creativity: Thinking-and-Feeling (Mind) and Experience Chapter 9 9. Confucian Pragmatism as a Post-Modern Comparative Philosophy

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Book SynopsisIn this enlightening and original study on the cultivation of a religious understanding of nature, Leon Niemoczynski applies Charles Sanders Peirce''s thought on metaphysics to ''ecstatic naturalism,'' the philosophical perspective developed by Robert Corrington. Niemoczynski points to Peirce''s phenomenological and metaphysical understanding of possibility-the concept of ''Firstness''-as especially critical to understanding how the divine might be meaningfully encountered in religious experience. He goes on to define his own concept of speculative naturalism, offering a new approach to thinking about nature that joins the essence of pragmatism with the heretical boldness of speculative thought.Trade ReviewIn this brilliant book, Leon Niemoczynski tackles the elusive concept of ground/abyss by a careful analysis of Schelling, Peirce, and Heidegger. The scholarship on all three thinkers is first-rate and shows, in particular, the influence of Schelling on pragmaticism and the Being/Beyng problematic. Using ecstatic naturalism as a hermeneutic template, Niemoczynski grapples with the nature of identity and difference between nature naturing and nature natured. Out of these conceptualizations he has a new way of talking about abduction, god, potencies, and the sacred. The outstanding feature of this book is how he weaves together Schelling's unruly ground, Peirce's Firstness (by far the most profound of Peirce's three categories), and Heidegger's 'middle' period descriptions of the gifting of the holy as enabled by Beyng's hidden and unhidden aspects. Finally, Niemoczynski establishes his own philosophy of pragmatic speculative realism that augments and challenges the framework of ecstatic naturalism. -- Robert S. CorringtonThe real strengths of this book are the detailed analysis that it supplies of Peirce’s concept of possibility and—following scholars like Corrington, Esposito, and Ejsing—the important attempt that it represents to trace connections between Peirce’s metaphysics and Schelling’s system of thought. Niemocyznski’s most significant contribution does not consist in what it adds to our understanding of Peirce’s metaphysics. Instead, it is his attempt to extend Peirce’s ideas and assess their relevance for the philosophy of religion. The book will certainly be of interest to Peirce scholars and specialists in American philosophy, as well as to those theologians and philosophers of religion who recognize the significance of the American intellectual tradition for addressing topics in their field. -- Michael L. Raposa, LeHigh UniversityNiemcozynski's work provides a thoughtful analysis of Peirce's Firstness that makes novel connections to themes from Schellings and Heidegger, a truly constructive endeavor that creatively weaves traditionally disparate American and Continental resources. Theologically, it provides an important alternative philosophical framework to process thought for those who seek more systematically to develop the idea of God's continual becoming. * American Journal of Theology and Philosophy *

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Book SynopsisThis book explores the central question of how to cultivate a continued sense of self in the radically changing Chinese society, a question that is highly related to the current ongoing educational reform. If education cannot respond to the problem of students' disconnection from the changing society, learning cannot truly happen in school and the reform will fail. Zhang suggests a philosophy of education that highlights the cultivation of students' unique but inclusive individuality so that students learn how to nurture their own mind in this profoundly changing society rather than becoming empty and lost. The discussion of this proposed question is inspired by the thoughts of the American pragmatist John Dewey and Chinese Confucian scholar Liang Shuming. It is not the author's intention to have a pure philosophical discussion, but rather to refer to their philosophies to help answer the practical question of cultivating individuality in an educational setting during this period of China's modern transition.Trade ReviewThis book combines a succinct philosophical stance with practical implications to address China’s modern transition and education reform. The author is driven by a quest for inclusive individuality amidst far-reaching social changes. Readers are invited to engage in the dialogue with Dewey, Liang and the author to consider the tensions between Confucian tradition and westernization, and between individualism and community living. As I read the book I was captivated by the author’s passionate quest, beginning with the discovery of an absence of the self in her own schooling despite her having met all the demands for high achievement. Despite the speed of social, economic, and cultural changes being widely felt, this book has made a valuable contribution to understanding ongoing continuities. . . .[T]he author presents a salient thesis to highlight the critical difference between a self conducted process of being transformed and a self-transformation process. . . .While the book has opened up many avenues for meaningful intellectual and practical journeying, the conclusion has come back to the vision for China’s education reform with a clear critique of the dominant social culture of exclusive success, which undoubtedly carries global significance for the moral development of all educators in our global village. * Frontiers of Education in China *In 1899 John Dewey declared, 'It is radical conditions which have changed, and only an equally radical change in education suffices.' In this insightful, poignant, and important new book Huajun Zhang responds to Dewey’s call in the context of her own radically changing Chinese society, eschewing both the mindless conformity to tradition or the uncritical embrace of the new so common in contemporary educational discourse in favor of a synthesis that might rescue and sustain the continuity of the self in the midst of rapid and profound social change. This is comparative philosophy of education at its finest. -- Jeff Milligan, Florida State UniversityThis vivid narrative draws on core ideas from John Dewey and Liang Shuming, China’s last Confucian, to develop the concept of an inclusive individuality that can root the self at a time of rapid social change across our globe. Zhang provides a bridge between the educational worlds of China and North America, highlighting profound lessons that can be learned from each side in a dialogue across civilizations. It is an essential read for all those who wish to understand an emerging China. -- Ruth Hayhoe Ph.D, Professor, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of TorontoThis is a unique and timely book about Chinese education, and about education overall. In the drive for competitive edge and “success” in the material world, the true purpose of education, and the true purpose of our living a life, is lost. Education should help us realize who we are, in terms of our authentic unique self, and also in terms of our larger inclusive social self. This process involves intelligence, inner struggles, self-enlightenment, and new pedagogical strategies. This book helps us to ponder educational reforms in China, but also other challenges in education throughout the world. The dialogue between John Dewey and Liang Shuming shows that cultivating our individuality involves many layers: the inner and outer, self and selfless, and self-transformation and social transformation are intricately intertwined. -- Jin Ling, University of MarylandTable of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1: Individuality in the Rapidly Changing Chinese Society Chapter 2: The Conception of Individuality in Chinese History: Exploring the Ideal Person for a Modern Society Chapter 3: Initiating a Dialogue with John Dewey and Liang Shuming on Individuality Chapter 4: Cultivating Individuality: A Dialogue with John Dewey and Liang Shuming Chapter 5: Cultivating a Unique but Inclusive Individuality Chapter 6: Cultivating Individuality: Narrative as Pedagogy Chapter 7: Cultivating Individuality: A Vision for China’s Education Reform

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThese carefully crafted essays take the measure of current debates about international relations. They confidently guide their readers beyond the usual grand theories to a richly contextual approach that foregrounds tools of experimental inquiry. The contributors furnish ample evidence of the continuing relevance of classical pragmatism to some of the most urgent discussions of our time. -- Larry Hickman, Southern Illinois UniversityTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Foreword Introduction Chapter 1: On Pragmatism and International Relations Chapter 2: Getting Beyond International Relations Theory Chapter 3: Pragmatism, Militarism, and Political Theory Chapter 4: Pragmatism, Peacekeeping, and the Constabulary Force Chapter 5: Justice and global Communities of Inquiry Chapter 6: Science, Values, and Democracy in the Global Climate Change Debate Chapter 7: Obama’s Pragmatism in International Affairs—Appropriate or Appropriation? Chapter 8: Presidential Rhetoric and Pragmatism’s Possibilities Bibliography Index About the Contributors

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Book SynopsisPractice, Judgment, and the Challenge of Moral and Political Disagreement: A Pragmatist Account offers an account of moral and political disagreement, explaining its nature and showing how we should deal with it. In so doing it strikes a middle path between troublesome dualisms such as those of realism and relativism, rationality and imagination, power and justification. To do so, the book draws on the resources of the pragmatist tradition, claiming that this tradition offers solutions that have for the most part been neglected by the contemporary debate. To prove this claim, the book provides a large account of debates within this tradition and engages its best solutions with contemporary philosophical theories such as perfectionism, critical theory, moral realism, and liberalism. The question of the nature of disagreement is addressed both at the general theoretical level and more specifically with reference to moral and political forms of disagreement. At the more general level, the book proposes a theory of practical rationality based upon the notion of rationality as inquiry. At the second, more specific, level, it aims to show that this conception can solve timely problems that relates to the nature of moral and political reasoning.Trade ReviewFrega’s masterful presentation of the pragmatic alternative to traditional epistemic and transcendental accounts of rationality provides a much needed and highly accessible prescription for the renewal of moral and political life. -- Larry A. Hickman, Southern Illinois University CarbondaleTable of ContentsPreface Introduction Part I. The Sources of a Pragmatist Theory of Rationality Chapter 1: Inquiry as the Logic of Practical Reasoning Chapter 2: From Reasoning to Judgment Part II. Pragmatist Rationality in Morality and Politics Chapter 3: Expressive Inquiry Chapter 4: The Public Sphere Part III. Relativism, Objectivity, and Justification Chapter 5: Pragmatism, Pluralism, and the Fact of Relativism Chapter 6: A Pragmatic Theory of Objectivity Chapter 7: Why Justification Matters? Chapter 8: Pragmatism as an Epistemology of Practice

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewJosiah Royce for the Twenty-First Century delivers what it promises: a collection of new essays that show the breadth and depth of Royce's philosophy and make a compelling case for its relevance to the present world. Essays by both prominent Royce scholars and a new generation of interpreters make this volume essential reading for students of Royce and the American philosophical tradition and for those who are seeking critical alternatives to the main trends in contemporary pragmatist, analytic, and Continental philosophies. -- Scott L. Pratt, University of OregonThe editors of this volume call it a rediscovery of Royce’s work—it is more than that. Here one finds a deployment of Royce’s ideas that will surprise any who work with the stereotypical notion that Royce was just an old-fashioned American Hegelian. The essays trace important but less well documented influences on Royce’s work: Leibniz, Kant (in both metaphysics and ethics), Lotze, Nietzsche, and Peirce. More importantly, they place Royce’s ideas in the contemporary setting dealing with issues such as communitarianism, neo-pragmatism, philosophy of mind, linguistic reference, developmental psychology, and philosophy of religion. In doing so, they put Royce into conversation with the likes of Rorty, Brandom, the Churchlands, Searle, Arendt, Margolis, Levinas, and a host of other thinkers. The book is important as a corrective to much that has been written about Royce by uninformed critics, and it is useful in detailing Royce’s ongoing relevance for philosophy in the twenty-first century. -- Douglas Anderson, University of North TexasThe philosophical depth, thickness and significance of Royce’s writing are herein met head-on with these informed and trenchant essays. The authors set Royce smack-in-the-middle of major contemporary philosophical issues, such that the hanging on of shibboleths as to his being trapped in an out-of-date portfolio must now be abandoned. In this book, Royce is philosophically alive and worthy of sustained attention. -- John J. McDermott, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Humanities, Texas A&M UniversityKelly A. Parker’s and Krzysztof Piotr Skowronski’s Josiah Royce for the Twenty-first Century: Historical, Ethical, and Religious Interpretations is a monumental testament to the nascent international revival of Josiah Royce’s philosophy among contemporary philosophers, especially those who are historians of late nineteenth and early twentieth century North American idealism, historians of classical American pragmatism, or contemporary scholars working in pragmatism broadly defined. This collection brings together well-known Royce scholars and scholars who are encountering Royce’s thought for the first time. It is also a good primer on most of the major themes in contemporary Royce scholarship. In addition, several of the contributors offer a much needed historical reinterpretation of Royce’s thought, particularly with respect to his metaphysics, his philosophy of art, and his pragmatism. Moreover, several of the contributors work to bring Royce’s thought into the twenty-first century by identifying the contributions it can make to contemporary epistemology, metaphysics, moral philosophy, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of religion. It also places Royce in conversation not only with the usual suspects – for example, William James, Charles Sanders Peirce, John Dewey, Immanuel Kant, Rudolf Hermann Lotze, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, George Santayana, and George Herbert Mead – but also with thinkers not normally associated with Royce – for example, Richard Rorty and John Searle. -- Dwayne Tunstall, Grand Valley State UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction: Contemporary Readings of Josiah Royce Kelly Parker and Krzysztof Piotr Skowronski Part I. Historical Reinterpretations Chapter 1: Psychological, Phenomenological, and Metaphysical Individuality in Royce’s Philosophy Randall E. Auxier Chapter 2: Some Kantian Extrapolations from Royce Marc M. Anderson Chapter 3: Riddles & Resolutions: Infinity, Community and the Absolute in Royce’s Later Philosophy Gary L. Cesarz Chapter 4: Man as Sign and Man as Self-Surrender: Peirce, Royce and an Attempted Trans-valuation of the Concept of Humanity Rossella Fabbrichesi Part II. Ethics: Interpretations of Loyalty Chapter 5: “Loyalty”: Royce’s Post-Kantian, Pragmaticist Conception of Ethics Ludwig Nagl Chapter 6: The Incompleteness of Loyalty Bette J. Manter Chapter 7: Josiah Royce’s Loyalty in the Context of Values and Powers Krzysztof Piotr Skowronski Chapter 8: Training for Loyalty to a Lost Cause as a Method of Royce's Social Pedagogy Zbigniew Ambrozewicz Part III. Religious Philosophy Chapter 9: Searching for Rhymes: Royce’s Idealistic Quest Matthew Caleb Flamm Chapter 10: Pragmatism as Idealist Monotheism: Royce, Rorty and the Pragmatist Philosophy of Religion Claudio Marcelo Viale Chapter 11: Royce and the Recovery of the Personal Thomas O. Buford Chapter 12: Atonement and Eidetic Extinction Kelly A. Parker Part IV. Contemporary Implications Chapter 13: Mind as Personal and Social Narrative of an Embodied Self Jacquelyn Ann K. Kegley Chapter 14: The Fourth Conception of Being and the Problem of Reference Ignas K. Skrupskelis Chapter 15: On Being Loyal (to the Wrong Hegel): Rorty and Royce between Literary Culture and Redemptive Truth Wojciech Malecki Chapter 16: Towards a Roycean Poetics Richard A. S. Hall

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Book SynopsisThe political project of pragmatism has focused primarily on its defense of democracy as the best political system to maintain and improve human well-being over lifetimes and generations. Pragmatism Politics and Perversity: Democracy and the American Party Battle describes this project of Peirce, Dewey, Hook, and Rorty, and combines it with Charles Beard's study of the party battle as the most determinative influence upon American democracy. The book updates and confirms Beard's hypothesis that the history of the party battle is a chronicle of perverse schemes and self-inflicted wounds the most salient to date being the American Civil War because it reflects a ceaselessly disruptive contest over the creation of two largely incompatible political states: nation state and market state. The book supports its thesis with detailed historical accounts of the formation of the Constitution and early federal judiciary, the sedition trials and political schemes of the 1790s, the frustrationTrade ReviewEsposito has written a fascinating and important book. It combines a pragmatic perspective on political practice and its products with a revisionist view of America’s political history—especially in the context of the onset and aftermath of the Civil War. The historical basis of the book is solid and its perspectives novel and thought-provoking. It affords a guide and goad to intelligent political discussion. -- Nicholas RescherFirst, [Esposito] provides a theoretical overview of the philosophical tradition of pragmatism, and seeks to place historian Charles A. Beard's arguments about the economic circumstances of America's founding fathers squarely within this tradition. Second, he offers a novel--and idiosyncratic--interpretation of American history from the Revolution to Reconstruction as a battle among competing views of America as a commercial empire or a democratic republic. Finally, he argues for a normative update of free speech doctrines as necessarily requiring reasoned explanations....As a contribution to pragmatic and democratic theory, the book is successful; the author's call for a rejection of "passive free speech" in order to ward off "perverse politics" should be taken seriously. Recommended for specialized collections. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate and research collections. * CHOICE *Table of ContentsIntroduction Part I. Toward a Pragmatic Theory of Democracy Chapter 1: Pragmatism and the Democracy Project Chapter 2: Pragmatic Political History Part II. Perverse Themes and Schemes in Party Battle History Chapter 3: A Foundation on a Serbonian Bog Chapter 4: Market State and Nation State Chapter 5: A Judiciary for the Market State Chapter 6: Rogue Justice Chapter 7: Too Much Democracy Chapter 8: Judicial Review as Ideology Chapter 9: Religion and Race Chapter 10: Old Wine in New Bottles Chapter 11: Rewriting History Chapter 12: The Great Kansas Charade Chapter 13: Free Labor and the Economics of Slavery Chapter 14: Civil War Chapter 15: Disorder in the Court Part III. Improving American Democracy Chapter 16: Understanding the Party Battle Chapter 17: Free Speech in the Age of the Big Megaphone

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Book SynopsisThis book outlines the generalist approach to conflict resolution. The approach was inspired by the generalist approach to social work but has now emerged in the fields of conflict resolution and peace studies. Essentially, the approach considers conflict resolution practice and scholarship very broadly. Generalist scholarship and practice are contrasted against specialized ways of conducting conflict resolution, whereby practitioners become well versed in one mode of practice or a specific theoretical orientation to scholarship. Several theories provide a foundation for this inclusive approach: conflict transformation, eco-systemic scholarship, the strengths perspective, and a new theory of social conflict, the theory of differences. The generalist approach is intended to provide a way for conflict resolution and peace studies scholar-practitioners to help diverse parties address complex conflicts at various levels (personal to international). Generalist scholar-practitioners assistTrade ReviewWith an engaging and easy to read narrative style throughout, Hansen clearly intends this guidebook to be a working manual for practitioners and scholars alike, rather than simply a scholastic work. ... The Generalist Approach to Conflict Resolution: A Guidebook has value for students, new practitioners and experts in the field of conflict resolution. The information presented, from a strong theoretical framework to well-analyzed examples and case studies, can be helpful at any career stage to support both research and application. * ACResolution: The Quarterly Magazine of the Association for Conflict Resolution *When reading Toran Hansen’s bold and important manuscript on The Generalist Approach to Conflict Resolution, I couldn’t help but be struck by how compatible his collaborative, egalitarian and compassionate approach is to the values and strategies of the Scholarship of Engagement. By calling for scholar-practitioners to bridge the gap between the theory and practice and to operate as a “resource guide” in true partnership with conflict clients, Hansen has courageously called for conflict resolvers to place as much emphasis on their diagnostic competencies as to their proposed interventions. Perhaps this book will develop the same respect for scholar-practitioners who practice the generalist “ways of doing” and “ways of being” as their esteemed counterpart General Practitioner in the Medical Profession. -- Neil H. Katz, Syracuse University, Professor EmeritusIn his The Generalist Approach to Conflict Resolution, Dr. Toran Hansen issues an invitation to consider a new, broaden yet structured and scientifically sound approach to the scholarship and practice of conflict resolution: the Generalist approach. Timely and engaging, this work addresses one of the key questions which our field continues to wrestle with: is an overall approach to resolving many different kinds of conflict possible? To that end, what is the best way to assist those who come to us for guidance? Inspired by the generalist approach to social work, Hansen’s framework can help resolve a key dilemma in the field, which is providing clients with a variety of conflict resolution tools from which to choose. Hansen’s framework is compelling, structured yet flexible and will be of great use to scholars and practitioners alike. -- Cheryl Duckworth, Nova Southeastern UniversityTable of ContentsList of Figures and Boxes Preface Chapter 1: Introduction to the Generalist Approach Chapter 2: Theoretical Foundations of the Generalist Approach Chapter 3: The Role of Scholar-Practitioners in the Generalist Approach Chapter 4: Intake and Analysis Chapter 5: Decision-making: The Locus for and Magnitude of Desired Change (The Overall Scope) Chapter 6: Decision-Making: Intervention Processes Chapter 7: Decision-Making: Practice Theories, Models, and Techniques Chapter 8: Implementation Chapter 9: Single Systems Research Designs, Evaluation, and Follow-Up Chapter 10: The Framework for the Generalist Approach to Conflict Resolution with Examples Chapter 11: Challenges and Opportunities in the Generalist Approach to Conflict Resolution Appendix 1: A sample intake form References

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewPragmatism and the Philosophy of Sport argues quite successfully for what every athlete and pragmatist must know: that through the lived embodied experience of sport, we can find the validity in our own higher truths. The authors, each a practicing athlete/philosopher, cultivate a theoretical landscape of accessible philosophy through the framing of applied sports experiences. For the student of philosophy or the introspective athlete, this text is an honest, enlightening, and pleasure full romp through the 'practical consequences' of thinking about how and why we play these games. -- Scott Tinley, PhD, Two-time Ironman World ChampionPhilosophy and sports go well together, and this book opens up the deep connections between pragmatism and physical activity. The authors are athletes who use their experiences as portals into the thought of the classical pragmatists as well as exploring their own lives of inquiry and action. -- Roger Ward, Georgetown CollegeThe classical American pragmatists supplied rich resources for philosophical meditation on the nature and meaning of sport, not least of all, because of their insistence on the seamless continuity between human thought and action. Curiously, such philosophizing has been rare, the use of pragmatism for the express purpose of understanding athletic training and competition infrequent. This remarkable collection of essays fills the gap, offering multiple pragmatic perspectives on a variety of topics in the philosophy of sport. In discussions ranging from a Peircean analysis of coaching to a Roycean evaluation of Lebron James’s signing with Miami Heat, this book will delight readers with the rich diversity of its contents, nevertheless unified by the constant appeal to pragmatism as a touchstone. This may be the most important book about the philosophy of sport published since Paul Weiss’s landmark treatment of the topic in 1971. -- Michael L. Raposa, LeHigh UniversityThis volume is not part of any existing series of books on philosophy and popular culture. For discussion of such series, see D. Stewart's "Holy Toledo, Batman, We're Philosophers!: Popular Culture for Thinkers," Choice 48(8), April 2011. However, this collection of essays shares with these series the intent to explore the philosophical relevance of nonphilosophical activities. Setting this book apart is its ten contributors' approach to the topic from a single philosophical perspective--pragmatism, as found in the writings of such philosophers as William James, C. S. Peirce, John Dewey, and more recently neopragmatist Richard Rorty. The radical empiricism of William James elevates the importance of knowledge by acquaintance over "knowledge about," or what might be called skill knowledge rather than propositional knowledge. For pragmatists, the phenomenological category of lived experience is more important to understanding sport than is mere conceptual knowledge. The self is an embodied self, rather than a transcendental ego or disembodied cogito. Topics featured in the essays include sports feminism, coaching, self-cultivation, movement, and sports injuries. Sport is not just about competition or winning, but about self-development and self-understanding. These essays show how philosophy can enhance one's understanding of these aspects. Summing Up: Recommended. * CHOICE *Table of ContentsAbout the Cover Photo Introduction: Pragmatism and the Seasoned Practitioner — Richard Lally Chapter 1: Process and the Sport Experience—Douglas R. Hochstetler Chapter 2: Peircean Reflections on the Personality of a Fútbol Club—Daniel Campos Chapter 3: Paddling in the Stream of Consciousness—John Kaag Chapter 4: Running in Place: Significance on the Treadmill?—Doug Hochstetler Chapter 5: Where Should LeBron’s Loyalty Lie? Where Should Ours?—Mathew A. Foust Chapter 6: Agapastic Coaching—Tim Elcombe Chapter 7: Gender, Sports and the Ethics of Teammates—Brent Crouch Chapter 8: Dick Butkus, Pragmatism, and Performance Art—Douglas Anderson Chapter 9: Towards a Somatic Sport Feminism—Joan Grassbaugh Forry Chapter 10: Living the Injury—Jill Tracey Chapter 11: Deweyan Pragmatism and Self-Cultivation—Richard Lally

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewPersuasion and Compulsion in Democracy is a thought-provoking collection of chapters on current democratic theory. The authors start with a recognition of familiar critiques of liberal and deliberative democracy theories, and draw upon pragmatist frameworks to explore themes of agonistic discourse, coercion, deception, hegemony, and the radical situatedness of persons and political causes. This is an exciting resource for those who would seriously consider the forms and processes of democracy in the twenty-first century. -- Kelly A. Parker, Grand Valley State UniversityTable of ContentsPreface: New Visions and Public Actions Introduction: Re-assessing Compulsion and Persuasion in Democracy via a New Framework Part I: Public Issues Chapter 1: Between Rhetoric and Dialectic: On Persuasion and Other Compulsive Habits in Democracy Chapter 2: Democracy, Persuasion, or Inclusion?: The Sense of a Crisis Chapter 3: Compulsion and Persuasion in a Democracy of Split Levels Chapter 4: Hegemony, Social Inquiry, and the Primacy of Practical Reason Part II: Theoretical Matters Chapter 5: Keeping Radical Democracy Pragmatic: The Vanishing Subject in Laclau and Mouffe’s Politics of the Real Chapter 6: A Good Citizen: The Forlorn Hope of Freedom and Rational persuasion Beyond Compulsion – A Pragmatist View Chapter 7: Pragmatist Philosophy and Persuasive Discourse: Dewey and Rorty on the Role of Non-Logical Changes in Belief Chapter 8: Constructivist Problems, Realist Solutions Part III: Actions Chapter 9: A Pragmatist Communicative Ethics for Politics and Everyday Life: Persuasion and Compulsion in Democracy Chapter 10: Persuasion and Compulsion in Radical Democracy: Some Insights from John Dewey Chapter 11: Aesthetic Persuasion and Political Compulsion: Literary Philosophy in Light of Richard Rorty’s Ideas of Democratic Liberalism and Cultural Politics Chapter 12: The Global Learning Chain and Baltimore City’s Filipino Teachers: Persuasion and Compulsion in the Classroom Chapter 13: Persuasion and Compulsion in Democratic Urban Planning Index About the Contributors

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewPragmatism and the Philosophy of Sport argues quite successfully for what every athlete and pragmatist must know: that through the lived embodied experience of sport, we can find the validity in our own higher truths. The authors, each a practicing athlete/philosopher, cultivate a theoretical landscape of accessible philosophy through the framing of applied sports experiences. For the student of philosophy or the introspective athlete, this text is an honest, enlightening, and pleasure full romp through the 'practical consequences' of thinking about how and why we play these games. -- Scott Tinley, PhD, Two-time Ironman World ChampionPhilosophy and sports go well together, and this book opens up the deep connections between pragmatism and physical activity. The authors are athletes who use their experiences as portals into the thought of the classical pragmatists as well as exploring their own lives of inquiry and action. -- Roger Ward, Georgetown CollegeThe classical American pragmatists supplied rich resources for philosophical meditation on the nature and meaning of sport, not least of all, because of their insistence on the seamless continuity between human thought and action. Curiously, such philosophizing has been rare, the use of pragmatism for the express purpose of understanding athletic training and competition infrequent. This remarkable collection of essays fills the gap, offering multiple pragmatic perspectives on a variety of topics in the philosophy of sport. In discussions ranging from a Peircean analysis of coaching to a Roycean evaluation of Lebron James’s signing with Miami Heat, this book will delight readers with the rich diversity of its contents, nevertheless unified by the constant appeal to pragmatism as a touchstone. This may be the most important book about the philosophy of sport published since Paul Weiss’s landmark treatment of the topic in 1971. -- Michael L. Raposa, LeHigh UniversityThis volume is not part of any existing series of books on philosophy and popular culture. For discussion of such series, see D. Stewart's "Holy Toledo, Batman, We're Philosophers!: Popular Culture for Thinkers," Choice 48(8), April 2011. However, this collection of essays shares with these series the intent to explore the philosophical relevance of nonphilosophical activities. Setting this book apart is its ten contributors' approach to the topic from a single philosophical perspective--pragmatism, as found in the writings of such philosophers as William James, C. S. Peirce, John Dewey, and more recently neopragmatist Richard Rorty. The radical empiricism of William James elevates the importance of knowledge by acquaintance over "knowledge about," or what might be called skill knowledge rather than propositional knowledge. For pragmatists, the phenomenological category of lived experience is more important to understanding sport than is mere conceptual knowledge. The self is an embodied self, rather than a transcendental ego or disembodied cogito. Topics featured in the essays include sports feminism, coaching, self-cultivation, movement, and sports injuries. Sport is not just about competition or winning, but about self-development and self-understanding. These essays show how philosophy can enhance one's understanding of these aspects. Summing Up: Recommended. * CHOICE *Table of ContentsAbout the Cover Photo Introduction: Pragmatism and the Seasoned Practitioner — Richard Lally Chapter 1: Process and the Sport Experience—Douglas R. Hochstetler Chapter 2: Peircean Reflections on the Personality of a Fútbol Club—Daniel Campos Chapter 3: Paddling in the Stream of Consciousness—John Kaag Chapter 4: Running in Place: Significance on the Treadmill?—Doug Hochstetler Chapter 5: Where Should LeBron’s Loyalty Lie? Where Should Ours?—Mathew A. Foust Chapter 6: Agapastic Coaching—Tim Elcombe Chapter 7: Gender, Sports and the Ethics of Teammates—Brent Crouch Chapter 8: Dick Butkus, Pragmatism, and Performance Art—Douglas Anderson Chapter 9: Towards a Somatic Sport Feminism—Joan Grassbaugh Forry Chapter 10: Living the Injury—Jill Tracey Chapter 11: Deweyan Pragmatism and Self-Cultivation—Richard Lally

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Book SynopsisThis book details a pragmatic approach to the ethical and religious implications of a Darwinian perspective, drawing on the work of thinkers both secular and religious. The approach taken by James, Santayana, Addams, and Dewey should be of interest to scholars of religious naturalism and humanistic ethics.Trade ReviewIn Evolutionary Pragmatism and Ethics Beth L. Eddy does American Pragmatism a service by exploring many of the debates concerning evolutionary science prevalent during the formative years of classical Pragmatism.... Eddy’s concise and readable book focuses mostly on the assimilation of evolutionary theory by John Dewey, Jane Addams, and Pragmatism’s interlocutor and ally, George Santayana. Eddy clearly lays out how evolutionary science, in its infancy, was part of the public and philosophic debate.... Eddy’s book will be of interest not only for those who have an interest in the history of Pragmatism but also for scholars interested in how ideas from the sciences are digested in the complex milieu of society. * Contemporary Pragmatism *By highlighting the roles of Spencer, Huxley, and others, Eddy provides some much-needed context for pragmatist evolutionary ethics. * Transactions of the Charles S. Peirce Society *What are the ethical implications of taking Darwin seriously? Evolutionary Pragmatism and Ethics is a richly informative history of responses to this question. As a scholar, Eddy brilliantly extends the previous generation’s attempt to reconfigure the pragmatist canon. As a writer of elegant prose, she is in the company of Midgley and Menand. If you want to understand how American pragmatists such as Dewey, Addams, and Gould differ from social Darwinians and the so-called new atheists, this is where to start. -- Jeffrey Stout, author of Democracy and TraditionBeth Eddy’s recovery of the early pragmatists offers a powerful meditation on the ethical implications of pragmatism. The focus is on Chicago, and thus John Dewey and Jane Addams, but the stage is much broader and includes Darwin, T. H. Huxley, Santayana, Spencer, and S. J. Gould. This is intellectual history at its best—full of philosophical rigor, sophisticated in its grasp of the science and religion milieu throughout the twentieth century, and steeped in the moral life and issues that continue well into the twenty-first century. In Chapters 4 and 5 Eddy gives us the most clear and up-to-date account of the remarkable story of Jane Addams that I know of. -- Nancy Frankenberry, John Phillips Professor of Religion Emerita, Dartmouth CollegeTable of ContentsChapter One Setting the Stage: Darwin and 19th Century Evolutionary Ethics and Theologies Chapter Two T. H. Huxley’s Evolution and Ethics Chapter Three John Dewey in Conversation with Huxley and Santayana on Evolution and Ethics Chapter Four Struggle or Mutual Aid: Jane Addams and the Progressive Encounter with Social Darwinism Chapter Five Jane Addams, John Dewey, and the Evolutionary Tension Points Chapter Six Contemporary Controversies over Chance and Teleology

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Book SynopsisIn this remarkable work, Roger Lundin seeks the source of American moral and cultural authority in the shift from nature to experience figured in the thought of Ralph Waldo Emerson. While the pragmatic tradition concludes that experience must generate the very light that will lead us out of its own darkness, From Nature to Experience returns to religion for illumination and truth. This is a story of nineteenth-century sources and twenty-first century consequences in which literature, history, philosophy, and theology are joined in order to form a truly original critique of American culture.Trade ReviewRoger Lundin's 'story of nineteenth-century sources and twenty-first-century consequences' narrates the American disenchantment of nature and the ensuing rise (and fall) of experience with admirable subtlety; along the way offering a devastating deconstruction of that ongoing philosophical champion of experience, pragmatism. * Cultural Encounters *Lundin has written a brilliant, incredibly comprehensive, and erudite account of American idealism as rooted in sheer experience disconnected from God and the Good. He shows that our idealists—from Emerson through our earlier pragmatists such as William James and Dewey and our contemporary 'neopragmatists' (such as Rorty)—participate in a project that is somehow both Protestant and post-Christian, a sort of Christianity both without Christ and without any conception for the real human persons. This project, in Rorty's hands, claims to be Nietzschean, but Lundin better appropriates what's true and noble about Nietzscheans' criticism of the soft mendacity of modern democracy: We should have nothing but contempt for vague Christian sentiment divorced from Christian belief. -- Peter Augustine Lawler, Berry CollegeIn this remarkable book, Roger Lundin diagnoses the dangers inherent in the American dream of overcoming the harsh limits of history and the thick densities of religion in favor of direct, unmediated experience of the Ultimate. From Emerson and Thoreau to James and Dewey forward to Richard Rorty and Stanley Fish, he traces our dark descent into the abyss of gnostic individualism. Yet Lundin writes no mere jeremiad. He points, instead, to a way out of our tragedy-and-tradition denying culture—through the witness made by Hawthorne and Melville, Faulkner and Auden, Gadamer and Bonhoeffer and Barth. -- Ralph C. Wood, University Professor of Theology and Literature, Baylor UniversityLundin does nothing less than provide extraordinary readings of Emerson and William James to set the American loss of authority in terms of a dialectic between nature and experience. Lundin then exposes the limits of that dialectic through masterful reading of literary theory represented by New Criticism, issues in authorial intentionality, and the challenge Faulkner presents for understanding our lives. Drawing on fiction and poetry, Lundin illumines the philosophical issues he explores while never losing the thread of argument. This could well be one of the more important books written in recent times, and hopefully it will receive the wide readership it so richly deserves. -- Stanley Hauerwas, Gilbert T. Rowe Professor of Theological Ethics, Duke University Divinity SchoolRoger Lundin has provided a powerful 'genealogy of moral authority.' -- Mark Noll * Christianity Today *In this immensely moving, intelligent, and beautifully written book, Roger Lundin considers 'the shift from nature to experience as the locus of authority in American culture' from Emerson to (say) Don De Lillo. His thesis is contentious. Other scholars of American culture might offer as its God-term such rival values as culture, history, society, or language. I can imagine a spirited conversation on the issue. One or two scholars might even claim that nature has not been superseded—not entirely—by experience, and might quote evidence from Thoreau to Richard Wilbur. No matter. Lundin has made a formidable case: his companions in the debate will find it a difficult case to refute. -- Denis Donoghue, Henry James Professor in English and American Letters, New York UniversityThis book is an important contribution to the study of the history of American pragmatism, modern methods of literary criticism and hermeneutics, and 20th-century Protestant theology. . . . Highly recommended. Graduate and research collections. * CHOICE *Full of striking insight. * First Things *A thoroughly documented, closely reasoned critique of the religious and literary temperament of Europe and the United States during the last two centuries. -- John Harmon McElroy * Touchstone: A Journal Of Mere Christianity *Re-enchanting Emerson for a post-critical America while simultaneously reasserting the possibility of a supernatural source of authority beyond history, From Nature to Experience is itself an exemplary work of the critical (and hopeful) imagination. -- Harold K. Bush * Books and Culture *From Nature to Experience is both learned and provocative. -- Maurice S. Lee * Journal of American History *Lundin is to be commended for his book's scope. . . . Lundin demonstrates considerable talent in unraveling the complex story of cultural authority's shift from nature and revealed religion to personal experience. . . . From Nature to Experience is one of the best examples of a work written from a religious perspective on a subject whose scholars tend to err on the side of freethinking. . . . Lundin has produced a truly inspiring addition to the field of American intellectual history. * H-Net: Humanities and Social Science Reviews Online *From Nature to Experience charts the development and weighs the consequences of American pragmatism. . . . Lundin's book is convincing and frequently quite moving. . . . As it stands From Nature to Experience registers as a modest, yet uncompromising, brief against pragmatism and the consequences of its place as American culture's status quo. * Journal of Religion *Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1: The Preferences of Eden Chapter 2: Delivered to the Dream: Emerson and the Pathways of Pragmatism Chapter 3: Reading the Blooming Confusion: William James and the Theology of Experience Chapter 4: Diminished Things: Literature and the Disenchantment of the World Chapter 5: Divining Lives Chapter 6: Intentional Ironies Chapter 7: The Truth Beyond Method: Fiction at the Limits of Experience Conclusion

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Book SynopsisIn this remarkable work, Roger Lundin seeks the source of American moral and cultural authority in the shift from nature to experience figured in the thought of Ralph Waldo Emerson. While the pragmatic tradition concludes that experience must generate the very light that will lead us out of its own darkness, From Nature to Experience returns to religion for illumination and truth. This is a story of nineteenth-century sources and twenty-first century consequences in which literature, history, philosophy, and theology are joined in order to form a truly original critique of American culture.Trade ReviewRoger Lundin's 'story of nineteenth-century sources and twenty-first-century consequences' narrates the American disenchantment of nature and the ensuing rise (and fall) of experience with admirable subtlety; along the way offering a devastating deconstruction of that ongoing philosophical champion of experience, pragmatism. * Cultural Encounters *Lundin has written a brilliant, incredibly comprehensive, and erudite account of American idealism as rooted in sheer experience disconnected from God and the Good. He shows that our idealists—from Emerson through our earlier pragmatists such as William James and Dewey and our contemporary 'neopragmatists' (such as Rorty)—participate in a project that is somehow both Protestant and post-Christian, a sort of Christianity both without Christ and without any conception for the real human persons. This project, in Rorty's hands, claims to be Nietzschean, but Lundin better appropriates what's true and noble about Nietzscheans' criticism of the soft mendacity of modern democracy: We should have nothing but contempt for vague Christian sentiment divorced from Christian belief. -- Peter Augustine Lawler, Berry CollegeIn this remarkable book, Roger Lundin diagnoses the dangers inherent in the American dream of overcoming the harsh limits of history and the thick densities of religion in favor of direct, unmediated experience of the Ultimate. From Emerson and Thoreau to James and Dewey forward to Richard Rorty and Stanley Fish, he traces our dark descent into the abyss of gnostic individualism. Yet Lundin writes no mere jeremiad. He points, instead, to a way out of our tragedy-and-tradition denying culture—through the witness made by Hawthorne and Melville, Faulkner and Auden, Gadamer and Bonhoeffer and Barth. -- Ralph C. Wood, University Professor of Theology and Literature, Baylor UniversityLundin does nothing less than provide extraordinary readings of Emerson and William James to set the American loss of authority in terms of a dialectic between nature and experience. Lundin then exposes the limits of that dialectic through masterful reading of literary theory represented by New Criticism, issues in authorial intentionality, and the challenge Faulkner presents for understanding our lives. Drawing on fiction and poetry, Lundin illumines the philosophical issues he explores while never losing the thread of argument. This could well be one of the more important books written in recent times, and hopefully it will receive the wide readership it so richly deserves. -- Stanley Hauerwas, Gilbert T. Rowe Professor of Theological Ethics, Duke University Divinity SchoolRoger Lundin has provided a powerful 'genealogy of moral authority.' -- Mark Noll * Christianity Today *In this immensely moving, intelligent, and beautifully written book, Roger Lundin considers 'the shift from nature to experience as the locus of authority in American culture' from Emerson to (say) Don De Lillo. His thesis is contentious. Other scholars of American culture might offer as its God-term such rival values as culture, history, society, or language. I can imagine a spirited conversation on the issue. One or two scholars might even claim that nature has not been superseded—not entirely—by experience, and might quote evidence from Thoreau to Richard Wilbur. No matter. Lundin has made a formidable case: his companions in the debate will find it a difficult case to refute. -- Denis Donoghue, Henry James Professor in English and American Letters, New York UniversityThis book is an important contribution to the study of the history of American pragmatism, modern methods of literary criticism and hermeneutics, and 20th-century Protestant theology. . . . Highly recommended. Graduate and research collections. * CHOICE *Full of striking insight. * First Things *A thoroughly documented, closely reasoned critique of the religious and literary temperament of Europe and the United States during the last two centuries. -- John Harmon McElroy * Touchstone: A Journal Of Mere Christianity *Re-enchanting Emerson for a post-critical America while simultaneously reasserting the possibility of a supernatural source of authority beyond history, From Nature to Experience is itself an exemplary work of the critical (and hopeful) imagination. -- Harold K. Bush * Books and Culture *From Nature to Experience is both learned and provocative. -- Maurice S. Lee * Journal of American History *Lundin is to be commended for his book's scope. . . . Lundin demonstrates considerable talent in unraveling the complex story of cultural authority's shift from nature and revealed religion to personal experience. . . . From Nature to Experience is one of the best examples of a work written from a religious perspective on a subject whose scholars tend to err on the side of freethinking. . . . Lundin has produced a truly inspiring addition to the field of American intellectual history. * H-Net: Humanities and Social Science Reviews Online *From Nature to Experience charts the development and weighs the consequences of American pragmatism. . . . Lundin's book is convincing and frequently quite moving. . . . As it stands From Nature to Experience registers as a modest, yet uncompromising, brief against pragmatism and the consequences of its place as American culture's status quo. * Journal of Religion *Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1: The Preferences of Eden Chapter 2: Delivered to the Dream: Emerson and the Pathways of Pragmatism Chapter 3: Reading the Blooming Confusion: William James and the Theology of Experience Chapter 4: Diminished Things: Literature and the Disenchantment of the World Chapter 5: Divining Lives Chapter 6: Intentional Ironies Chapter 7: The Truth Beyond Method: Fiction at the Limits of Experience Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThis book takes a fresh look at how William James'' (18421910) conceptions of the human mind, death (mortality and immortality), and religion provide us with a viable alternative to many contemporary philosophical approaches. The distinctive Jamesian perspective is illuminated through critical discussions of several different theories and conjectures. The overall argument of this volume is that pragmatist metaphysics, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of religion must be subordinated to ethics. To provide an historical and philosophical context for this revolutionary conception of the pragmatic method, an introductory discussion of James'' views on pragmatism, realism, and truth is also included. Instead of focusing on the general issues of realism and pragmatism, however, the volume examines the applications of these issues to topics such as death, evil, and other minds. The book is vital reading not only for James scholars and pragmatists, but for anyone thinking seriously about humTrade ReviewPihlstrom has produced a learned, intelligent, and stimulating philosophical book. * Metaphilosophy *Table of ContentsPart 1 Preface Part 2 Acknowledgements Part 3 Abbreviations of Citations Chapter 4 Introduction: William James and the Pragmatist Tradition Chapter 5 Pragmatic and Transcendental Arguments for Theism Chapter 6 James on Death, Mortality, and Immortality Chapter 7 On the Reality of Evil: A Jamesian Investigation Chapter 8 James's Pragmatist Metaphysics of the Mind: Religion, Individualism, and Other Minds Chapter 9 Pragmatism and Personalism Chapter 10 Panpsychism—a Neglected Jamesian Alternative? Chapter 11 Conclusion Part 12 Index Part 13 About the Author

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Book SynopsisHumanity at the Crossroads attempts to answer questions regarding the effect of technological progress on our lives. This book concludes that the very technology which threatens to destroy us, not merely its more favorable offshoots, is itself the catalyst for that better world we may yet hope to inhabit.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Dedication Introduction Part I: Old Endings and New Beginnings Chapter 1: The Turning Point Chapter 2: The Hinge of Paradox Chapter 3: Beyond the Turning Point Chapter 4: Out of Division and Darkness Chapter 5: Into Unity and Light Chapter 6: The New World on the Horizon Chapter 7: The Law of the Jungle and the Return to Eden Chapter 8: How We Perceive the World Chapter 9: When the Past Resists the Future Chapter 10: Projections and Conclusions Part II: Challenges Along the Way Chapter 11: Problems of Perception and the Transfer of Knowledge Chapter 12: The Problem of Selfish Individualism Chapter 13: The Problem of Accelerating Change Chapter 14: Problems with the Commercial Culture Chapter 15: The Problem of the Larger Context Chapter 16: The Issue of Collective Goods and “Bads” Chapter 17: The Problem of Basic Need Chapter 18: The Problem of Malignant Nationalism Conclusions Bibliography

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Book SynopsisA comprehensive introduction to the theory of knowledge.Guided by the founding ideas of American pragmatism, Epistemology provides a clear example of the basic concepts involved in knowledge acquisition and explains the principles at work in the development of rational inquiry. It examines how these principles analyze the course of scientific progress and how the development of scientific inquiry inevitably encounters certain natural disasters. At the center of the book''s deliberations there lies not only the potential for scientific progress but also the limit of science as well. This comprehensive introduction to the theory of knowledge addresses a myriad of topics, including the critique of skepticism, the nature of rationality, the possibility of science for extraterrestrial intelligences, and the prospect of insoluble issues in science.

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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

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Book SynopsisThe chapters, written by leading experts on American philosophy, reexamine Josiah Royce’s work as a resource for contemporary thought. Themes include: metaphysics, phenomenology, logic; problems of individualism, loyalty, and community; practical matters of race, religious faith, and feminist epistemology, and Royce’s place in the history of philosophy.Trade Review"This is a very important collection of essays, written by a number of talented scholars that span the generations of contemporary American philosophy. It sheds new light on the importance of Josiah Royce's works and provides useful points of departure for the future study of Royce's writings." -- -John Kaag University of Massachusetts Lowell "'The Relevance of Royce' is a valuable contribution to contemporary Royce scholarship. Scholars working in the field of classical American philosophy must consult this rich source. -- David Rodick, Xavier University -American Journal of Theology and Philosophy "This is a thoughtful, balanced collection of new essays on Royce that demonstrates his ongoing value to contemporary philosophers." -- -Shannon Sullivan Penn State UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction: The Continuing Relevance of Josiah Royce Kelly A. Parker and Jason Bell? Part I. Historical Explorations 1. Josiah Royce: Alive and Well John J. McDermott 2. A Report on the Recent "Dig" into Royce's MSS in the Harvard Archives Frank M. Oppenheim, S. J., Dawn Aberg, and John J. Kaag 3. Goodbye, Idealist Consensus; Hello, New Realism! Dwayne Tunstall 4. On Four Originators of Transatlantic Phenomenology: Josiah Royce, Edmund Husserl, William Hocking, Winthrop Bell Jason Bell 5. Loyalty, Friendship, and Truth: The Influence of Aristotle on the Philosophy of Josiah Royce Mathew A. Foust and Melissa Shew 6. Complex Negation, Necessity, and Logical Magic Randall E. Auxier 7. Race, Culture, and Pluralism: Royce's Logical "Primitives" Scott L. Pratt Part II. Practical Extensions 8. Individuals Ain't Ones: Who We Are in Royce's World Douglas R. Anderson 9. Racism, Race, and Josiah Royce: Exactly What Shall We Say? Jacquelyn Ann K. Kegley 10. Enlightened Provincialism, Open-Ended Communities, and Loyalty-Loving Individuals: Royce's Progressive Prescription for Democratic Cultural Transformation Judith M. Green 11. Josiah Royce and the Redemption of American Individualism Richard P. Mullin 12. Royce's Relevance for Intrafaith Dialogue Frank M. Oppenheim, S. J. 13. Necessary Error: Josiah Royce, Communities of Interpretation, and Feminist Epistemology Kara Barnette 14. Communities in Pursuit of Community Mary B. Mahowald Notes References List of Contributors Index

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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

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Book SynopsisA contemporary appraisal of the breadth, significance, and legacy of the work of Charlene Haddock Seigfried, this book brings together writings focused on pragmatist feminism/feminist pragmatism, contemporary pragmatism, William James and the reconstruction of philosophy, education and American philosophy in the 21st century. Charlene Haddock Seigfried is a looming figure in American thought and feminist theory who coined the phrase ''pragmatist feminist'' which has become an increasingly important concept in contemporary philosophy. Seigfried argues that pragmatism and its rich history is a natural ally for feminism and that the creative combination of these two traditions can pave the way for a genuinely emancipatory feminist practice. Pragmatist Feminism and the Work of Charlene Haddock Seigfried explores and pushes this theory and brings it into conversation with some of the most vibrant strands of current philosophy.Trade ReviewThis wide-ranging book carefully sets out the enormous influence of Seigfried’s work on both philosophy and feminism. It illustrates Seigfried’s role as the key contemporary propagator of pragmatist feminism, and forms an insightful tribute to her life and work that will be essential reading for practitioners and scholars working across various disciplines. * Clara Fischer, Vice-Chancellor Illuminate Fellow, Queens’ University Belfast, Northern Ireland *This important collection does double-duty, advancing the field of pragmatist feminism and exploring the groundbreaking work of Charlene Haddock Seigfried, who put the field on the map. Not only is the book intellectually rich, but it also demonstrates the powerful impact that Seigfried has had on many lives and careers. * Shannon Sullivan, Professor of Philosophy and Health Psychology, UNC Charlotte, USA *Offering a mix of theoretical analysis, practical application, and personal reflection (including a chapter by Seigfried herself), this book is a must-read for those who wish to gain a holistic picture of the work and person largely responsible for the emergence and growth of pragmatist feminism. * Barbara J. Lowe, Associate Professor of Philosophy, St. John Fisher College, USA *Table of ContentsDedication and Abbreviation Introduction: Pragmatist Feminism, Changing Philosophy, Lee McBride III (College of Wooster, USA) and Erin McKenna (University of Oregon, USA) Part I: Pragmatist Feminism 1. The Importance and Impact of Pragmatist Feminism, Erin McKenna (University of Oregon, USA) 2. Validating Feminist Pragmatist Activism: Creating Space for New Iterations of Public Philosophy, Judy D. Whipps and Danielle Lake (Grand Valley State University, USA and Elon University, USA) 3. Developing A New Philosophical Narrative Via the Shared Insights of Feminism and Pragmatism, Jaquelyn Ann K. Kegley (California State University, USA) Part II: Conceptual Development 4. Seigfried’s Feminist Pragmatist Method of Inquiry, Jennifer Kiefer Fenton (Marquette University, USA) 5. Dewey and Seigfried on Sympathy: The Challenge of Feminism in the 21st Century, Marta Vaamonde Gamo (UNEC, Spain) and Jaime Nubiola (University of Navarra, Spain) 6. Reweaving the Social Fabric Transversally, Lee A. McBride III (College of Wooster, USA) 7. Why Metaphysics? Mary Whiton Calkins as a Pragmatist Feminist, Scott Pratt (University of Oregon, USA) Part III: Jamesian Offshoots 8. James, Nonduality, and the Dynamics of Pure Experience, Joel Krueger (University of Essex, UK) 9. Women Mystics and the Men Who Interpret Them: Seigfried’s Critique of William James, Tadd Ruetenik (St. Ambrose University, USA) 10. In and of the World: Seigfried and Seigfried’s Pragmatism and Ásatrú Public Theology, Karl E. H. Seigfried (Cherry Hill Seminary and Illinois Institute of Technology, USA) Part IV: Education 11. Bridging Pragmatism and Feminism Through Education, Barbara J. Thayer-Bacon (University of Tennessee, USA) 12. Seigfried on Democracy and Education, Lisa Heldke (Gustavor Adolphus College, USA) Part V: Reflections 13. Reflections on Charlene’s Influence, Marilyn Fischer (University of Dayton, USA) et al. 14. Each Generation Has Its Own Test, Charlene Haddock Seigfried (Purdue University, USA) Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisAnalysis of Dewey''s pre-1916 work on logic and its relationship to his better-known 1938 book on the topic.When John Dewey''s logical theory is discussed, the focus is invariably on his 1938 book Logic: The Theory of Inquiry. His earlier logical works are seldom referenced except in relation to that later work. As a result, Dewey''s earlier logical theory is cut off from his later work, and this later work receives a curiously ahistorical gloss. Examining the earlier works from Studies in Logical Theory to Essays in Experimental Logic, James Scott Johnston provides an unparalleled account of the development of Dewey''s thinking in logic, examining various themes and issues Dewey felt relevant to a systematic logical theory. These include the context in which logical theory operates, the ingredients of logical inquiry, the distinctiveness of an instrumentalist logical theory, and the benefit of logical theory to practical concerns-particularly ethics and education. Along the way, and complicating the standard picture of Dewey''s logic being indebted to Charles S. Peirce, William James, and Charles Darwin, Johnston argues that Hegel is ultimately a more important influence.

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Book SynopsisExplores the contradictory nature of public opinion. Combining political philosophy with a study of political behavior, Richard T. Longoria examines the contradictory nature of public opinion on policy issues. He argues that public opinion is often characterized by dialetheial paradoxes-when a statement and the contradiction of that statement are both held to be true. For example, a voter may express a desire for a balanced federal budget but also be against reducing entitlement programs, increasing taxes, or any other solution to achieve that goal. Longoria focuses on various social issues and domestic and foreign policies to explore these types of contradictory and incompatible preferences, arguing that they stem from the pragmatic nature of Americans' worldview, which prefers expediency over consistency. These inconsistencies are typically called "non-attitudes," but Longoria suggests it would be better to call them "bi-attitudes." When people have internalized the contradictions and believe in both ideas even when the two are incompatible, they are being transconsistent rather than inconsistent. Transconsistency, Longoria concludes, leads to perpetual dissatisfaction with the political system because the government often attempts to satisfy the incompatible preferences of a two-faced public.

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Book SynopsisExplores the contradictory nature of public opinion.Combining political philosophy with a study of political behavior, Richard T. Longoria examines the contradictory nature of public opinion on policy issues. He argues that public opinion is often characterized by dialetheial paradoxes-when a statement and the contradiction of that statement are both held to be true. For example, a voter may express a desire for a balanced federal budget but also be against reducing entitlement programs, increasing taxes, or any other solution to achieve that goal. Longoria focuses on various social issues and domestic and foreign policies to explore these types of contradictory and incompatible preferences, arguing that they stem from the pragmatic nature of Americans'' worldview, which prefers expediency over consistency. These inconsistencies are typically called "non-attitudes," but Longoria suggests it would be better to call them "bi-attitudes." When people have internalized the contradictions and believe in both ideas even when the two are incompatible, they are being transconsistent rather than inconsistent. Transconsistency, Longoria concludes, leads to perpetual dissatisfaction with the political system because the government often attempts to satisfy the incompatible preferences of a two-faced public.

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Book SynopsisA full account of the Metaphysical Club, featuring the members'' philosophical writings and four critical essays.The Metaphysical Club, a gathering of intellectuals in the 1870s, is widely recognized as the crucible where pragmatism, America''s distinctively original philosophy, was refined and proclaimed. Louis Menand''s bestseller about the group was a dramatic publishing success. However, only three actual members-Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., Charles S. Peirce, and William James-appear in the book, alongside other thinkers who were never in the Club. The Real Metaphysical Club tells the full story of how this influential group shifted the course of philosophy in America. In addition to pioneering pragmatism, the group explored radical empiricism and idealism, and formulated personalism and process philosophy, equally important developments. This volume contains the important writings dating from 1870 to 1885 by the real members of the Metaphysical Club. The first section centers on pragmatism and science; the second part collects writings of the lawyers; and the third part covers idealist and personalist philosophers. Many of these writings have never been reprinted before, and nothing like this impressive collection has ever been attempted. A general introduction provides a narrative history, and the editors'' three introductions to the volume''s sections vividly bring to life the intense meetings, sustained debates, and pioneering thought of the Metaphysical Club.

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Book SynopsisThe once-lost introduction to the philosophy of science by Philipp Frank (1884-1966), a leading member of the Vienna circle of philosophers and biographer of Albert Einstein.Philipp Frank (1884?1966) was an influential philosopher of science, public intellectual, and Harvard educator whose last book, The Humanistic Background of Science, is finally available. Never published in his lifetime, this original manuscript has been edited and introduced to highlight Frank''s remarkable but little-known insights about the nature of modern science-insights that rival those of Karl Popper and Frank''s colleagues Thomas Kuhn and James Bryant Conant. As a leading exponent of logical empiricism and a member of the famous Vienna Circle, Frank intended his book to provide an accessible, engaging introduction to the philosophy of science and its cultural significance. The book is steadfastly true to science; to aspirations of peace, unity, and human flourishing after World War II; and to the pragmatic philosophies of Charles S. Peirce, William James, and John Dewey that Frank embraced in his new American home. Amidst the many recent surveys and retrospective analyses of midcentury philosophy of science, The Humanistic Background of Science offers an original, first-hand view of Frank''s post-European life and of intellectual dramas then unfolding in Chicago, New York City, and Boston.

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Book SynopsisThe once-lost introduction to the philosophy of science by Philipp Frank (1884-1966), a leading member of the Vienna circle of philosophers and biographer of Albert Einstein.Philipp Frank (1884?1966) was an influential philosopher of science, public intellectual, and Harvard educator whose last book, The Humanistic Background of Science, is finally available. Never published in his lifetime, this original manuscript has been edited and introduced to highlight Frank''s remarkable but little-known insights about the nature of modern science-insights that rival those of Karl Popper and Frank''s colleagues Thomas Kuhn and James Bryant Conant. As a leading exponent of logical empiricism and a member of the famous Vienna Circle, Frank intended his book to provide an accessible, engaging introduction to the philosophy of science and its cultural significance. The book is steadfastly true to science; to aspirations of peace, unity, and human flourishing after World War II; and to the pragmatic philosophies of Charles S. Peirce, William James, and John Dewey that Frank embraced in his new American home. Amidst the many recent surveys and retrospective analyses of midcentury philosophy of science, The Humanistic Background of Science offers an original, first-hand view of Frank''s post-European life and of intellectual dramas then unfolding in Chicago, New York City, and Boston.

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Book SynopsisArgues that the path to the good life does not consist in working toward some abstract concept of the good, but rather by ameliorating the problems of the practices and institutions that make up our practical life.Grounded in American pragmatism, Pragmatist Ethics proposes a rethinking of ethics. Rather than looking to the good-a concept for which consensus is difficult to achieve-pragmatists instead advocate for tending to the problems of the day. James Jakób Liszka examines how daily practices and institutions are originally conceived and then evolve to solve certain problems, and that their failure to do so is the source of most problems. Liszka argues that the ethical goal, therefore, is to improve upon these practices and that the sort of practical reasoning that characterizes practices can be enhanced by a more scientific, empirical approach. But how do we know when changes to practices and institutions are progressive? Problems will plague the best of communities; the better community is the one that succeeds best at solving its problems. Pragmatist Ethics examines various accounts of improvement and progress, concluding that the problem-solving effectiveness of communities is the key to progressive changes.

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Book SynopsisArgues that the path to the good life does not consist in working toward some abstract concept of the good, but rather by ameliorating the problems of the practices and institutions that make up our practical life.Grounded in American pragmatism, Pragmatist Ethics proposes a rethinking of ethics. Rather than looking to the good-a concept for which consensus is difficult to achieve-pragmatists instead advocate for tending to the problems of the day. James Jakób Liszka examines how daily practices and institutions are originally conceived and then evolve to solve certain problems, and that their failure to do so is the source of most problems. Liszka argues that the ethical goal, therefore, is to improve upon these practices and that the sort of practical reasoning that characterizes practices can be enhanced by a more scientific, empirical approach. But how do we know when changes to practices and institutions are progressive? Problems will plague the best of communities; the better community is the one that succeeds best at solving its problems. Pragmatist Ethics examines various accounts of improvement and progress, concluding that the problem-solving effectiveness of communities is the key to progressive changes.

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Book SynopsisDevelops a creative and provocative new model of God that brings together insights from both process theology and ground-of-being theology.In God the Created, Benjamin Chicka develops a method of inquiry and program for theology that he labels "pragmatic constructive realism." While influenced most heavily by American pragmatism, especially that of Charles S. Peirce, Chicka''s method draws upon a variety of sources, ranging from Plato to Karl Popper, Paul Tillich, and the field of biosemiotics. Chicka presents pragmatic constructive realism as a means of moving past binary debates between realism and antirealism in both philosophy and theology, and its fruitfulness is displayed by examining the philosophical theologies of John Cobb and Robert Cummings Neville. The result of that engagement is a novel hypothesis about God that embraces legitimate criticisms of both process theology (Cobb) and ground-of-being theology (Neville) while integrating insights from both ways of thinking. God''s transcendence and immanence, indeterminacy and determinacy are fully affirmed. The entire argument serves as an example of why a fallible and pluralistic form of theology, one that embraces and learns from difference instead of trying to eliminate it, is important for the future of theology.

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Book SynopsisDevelops a creative and provocative new model of God that brings together insights from both process theology and ground-of-being theology.In God the Created, Benjamin Chicka develops a method of inquiry and program for theology that he labels "pragmatic constructive realism." While influenced most heavily by American pragmatism, especially that of Charles S. Peirce, Chicka''s method draws upon a variety of sources, ranging from Plato to Karl Popper, Paul Tillich, and the field of biosemiotics. Chicka presents pragmatic constructive realism as a means of moving past binary debates between realism and antirealism in both philosophy and theology, and its fruitfulness is displayed by examining the philosophical theologies of John Cobb and Robert Cummings Neville. The result of that engagement is a novel hypothesis about God that embraces legitimate criticisms of both process theology (Cobb) and ground-of-being theology (Neville) while integrating insights from both ways of thinking. God''s transcendence and immanence, indeterminacy and determinacy are fully affirmed. The entire argument serves as an example of why a fallible and pluralistic form of theology, one that embraces and learns from difference instead of trying to eliminate it, is important for the future of theology.

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Book SynopsisIlluminating study of the ideas and influences of a near-forgotten American philosopher.This book examines the ideas and influences of a nearly forgotten Swedish-American philosopher, John Elof Boodin (1869?1950). A friend and student of William James and protégé of Josiah Royce at Harvard, Boodin combined Jamesian pragmatism and Roycean idealism in developing original scholarship (nearly sixty articles and eight books) from 1900 to 1947, in addition to a volume of posthumous papers published in 1957. Although he is seldom remembered today, the enduring importance of pragmatism and the rising influence of process theology today suggests that his close reading of early to mid-twentieth-century science and vast grasp of philosophical issues warrants a renewed interest in his work that can be a valuable antidote to the sterile and constricting effects of reductionism and dogmatic materialism prevalent today in both those fields.

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Book SynopsisThe Indispensable Excess of the Aesthetic: Evolution of Sensibility in Nature traces the evolution of sensibility from the most primal indications detectable at the level of cellular receptors and plant tendril sensitivity, animal creativity and play to cultural ramifications. Taking on Darwin's insistence against Wallace that animals do have a sense of beauty, and on recent evolutionary observations, this book compellingly argues that sensibility is a biological faculty that emerges together with life. It argues that there is appreciation and discernment of quality, order, and meaning by organisms in various species determined by their morphological adaptations and environmental conditions. Drawing upon Baumgarten's foundational definition of aesthetics as scientia cognitionis sensitivae, this book proposes a non-anthropocentric approach to aesthetics as well as the use of empirical evidence to sustain its claims updating aesthetic understanding with contemporary biosemiotic and evoluTrade ReviewPhilosophical aesthetics is now in a new age. One of the main subjects of the New Aesthetic is the theory of aesthesis (perception/feeling). Katya Mandoki offers a daring new version of this theory. In a sense, the author tries to answer the questions: why is the beautiful beautiful? What is the very origin of art? The field of her argument is, of course, the theory of evolution, with the main reference being Darwin, philosophy’s confrontation with the sciences, and many different forms of knowledge so as to dazzle us: ‘exuberance’ as the subject of the book is performed. -- Ken-ichi Sasaki, University of TokyoThis book is a unique contribution to the recent body of work on the significance of the aesthetic in human evolution. It offers a compelling argument for grounding the aesthetic in the naturalistic frame of evolutionary theory. Mandoki's account is richly informative, guiding the reader through a wide body of scholarship in biology, cognitive science, semiotics, psychology, cultural studies, history, philosophy, and aesthetics. Her sharp eye cuts through the mass of vague universal concepts such as genes and memes, "dubious dichotomies,” and competing and conflicting theories, always guided by the recognition of connections and contexts. At the same time the writing is unfailingly fresh and engaging and even sparkles with wit. A rare achievement. -- Arnold Berleant, C.W. Post, Long Island UniversityTable of ContentsChapter 1: Aesthesis Chapter 2: Orbis Primus Chapter 3: Orbis Secundus Chapter 4: Orbis Tertius Chapter 5: Excess

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Book SynopsisThis collection of essays focuses on the roles that coercion and persuasion should play in contemporary democratic political systems or societies. A number of the authors advocate new approaches to this question, offering various critiques of the dominant classical liberalism views of political justification, freedom, tolerance and the political subject. A major concern is with the conversational character of democracy. Given the problematic and ambiguous status of the many differences present in contemporary society, the authors seek to alert us to the danger, that an emphasis on reasonable consensus will conceal exclusion in practice of some contending positions. The voices of vulnerable peoples can be unconsciously or even deliberately silenced by various institutional processes and operating procedures and a strong media influence can change the tenor of conversations and even lead to deception. To counter these factors, a number of the essays, in differing ways, urge the fosteringTrade ReviewPersuasion and Compulsion in Democracy is a thought-provoking collection of chapters on current democratic theory. The authors start with a recognition of familiar critiques of liberal and deliberative democracy theories, and draw upon pragmatist frameworks to explore themes of agonistic discourse, coercion, deception, hegemony, and the radical situatedness of persons and political causes. This is an exciting resource for those who would seriously consider the forms and processes of democracy in the twenty-first century. -- Kelly A. Parker, Grand Valley State UniversityTable of ContentsPreface: New Visions and Public Actions Introduction: Re-assessing Compulsion and Persuasion in Democracy via a New Framework Part I: Public Issues Chapter 1: Between Rhetoric and Dialectic: On Persuasion and Other Compulsive Habits in Democracy Chapter 2: Democracy, Persuasion, or Inclusion?: The Sense of a Crisis Chapter 3: Compulsion and Persuasion in a Democracy of Split Levels Chapter 4: Hegemony, Social Inquiry, and the Primacy of Practical Reason Part II: Theoretical Matters Chapter 5: Keeping Radical Democracy Pragmatic: The Vanishing Subject in Laclau and Mouffe’s Politics of the Real Chapter 6: A Good Citizen: The Forlorn Hope of Freedom and Rational persuasion Beyond Compulsion – A Pragmatist View Chapter 7: Pragmatist Philosophy and Persuasive Discourse: Dewey and Rorty on the Role of Non-Logical Changes in Belief Chapter 8: Constructivist Problems, Realist Solutions Part III: Actions Chapter 9: A Pragmatist Communicative Ethics for Politics and Everyday Life: Persuasion and Compulsion in Democracy Chapter 10: Persuasion and Compulsion in Radical Democracy: Some Insights from John Dewey Chapter 11: Aesthetic Persuasion and Political Compulsion: Literary Philosophy in Light of Richard Rorty’s Ideas of Democratic Liberalism and Cultural Politics Chapter 12: The Global Learning Chain and Baltimore City’s Filipino Teachers: Persuasion and Compulsion in the Classroom Chapter 13: Persuasion and Compulsion in Democratic Urban Planning Index About the Contributors

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Book SynopsisBuilding a Social Democracy offers an alternative intellectual history of American pragmatism, one that tries to reclaim the middle of the twentieth century in order to push neo-pragmatism beyond its philosophical limitations. Danisch argues that the major entailment of the invention of American pragmatism at the beginning of the twentieth century is that rhetorical practices are the rightful object of study and means of improving democratic life. Pragmatism entails a commitment to rhetoric. Rhetorical pragmatism is intended to be more faithful to the project of first generation pragmatism, to offer insight into the ways in which rhetoric operates in contemporary democratic cultures, to recommend practices, methods, and modes of action for improving contemporary democratic cultures, and to subordinate philosophy to rhetoric by reimagining appropriate ways for pragmatist scholarship and social research to advance.Trade ReviewIn this accessible yet learned study, Robert Danisch provides a stimulating account of the relationship—in theory and, he hopes, in practice—between the traditions of rhetoric and pragmatism and the flourishing of a democratic public conversation marked by inclusive participation and social hope. Beginning with a distinction between philosophical and rhetorical pragmatism, Danisch offers acute analyses of the major figures in pragmatist thought and shows how by remaining largely on the level of theory, several of them (including me) block the realization of the political/social program implicit in the writings of Dewey and James. A must read for students of rhetoric and American philosophy. -- Stanley Fish, Florida International University and Benjamin Cardozo Law SchoolRobert Danisch brings together a deep understanding of both pragmatist philosophy and rhetorical theory with a clear and persuasive account of politics as a social democracy. Danisch uses pragmatism and pragmatists to offer the grounds for a political theory of rhetoric which transcends strategy and function, and shows the path to a rhetoric which is at once constitutive and primed for action. -- William Keith, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, author of Democracy as Discussion: Civic Education and the American Forum Movement, Lexington BooksDanisch performs intellectual alchemy, changing the philosophical questions of recent pragmatism into the gold of rhetorical concepts vital to the pursuit of a flourishing democracy. Majestic in its scope, his book represents a prescient reminder that how we have received pragmatism is not the only way to think through its complexities and potentials. Put simply, Building a Social Democracy is one of the most useful and thought-provoking works to emerge out of the meeting of the pragmatist and rhetorical traditions. -- Scott R. Stroud, University of Texas at AustinTable of ContentsChapter One: Richard Rorty and the Limits of the Linguistic Turn Chapter Two: Stanley Fish and the Limits of Anti-Foundationalism Chapter Three: Cornel West and the Quest for Deep Democracy Chapter Four: Richard McKeon’s Philosophy of Rhetoric Chapter Five: Hugh Duncan’s Sociology of Rhetoric and Kenneth Burke’s Rhetoric of Identification Chapter Six: Social Democracy, Deliberative Ecologies, and Rhetorical Structures Chapter Seven: Artistry, Inquiry, and Rhetorical Citizenship Chapter Eight: Pluralism, Prudence, and Rhetorical Leadership

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Book SynopsisWhat are the implications of philosophical pragmatism for international relations theory and foreign policy practice? According to John Ryder, a foreign policy built on pragmatist principles is neither naïve nor dangerous. In fact, it is very much what both the U.S. and the world are currently in need of. Close observers of Barack Obama's foreign policy statements have also raised the possibility of a distinctly pragmatist approach to international relations. Absent from the three dominant theoretical perspectives in the fieldrealism, idealism and constructivismis any mention of pragmatism, except in the very limited, instrumentalist sense of choosing appropriate foreign policy tools to achieve proposed policy objectives. The key commitments of any international relations approach in the pragmatist tradition could include a flexible approach to crafting policy ends, theory integrally related to practice, a concern for both the normative and explanatory dimensions of international relatTrade ReviewThese carefully crafted essays take the measure of current debates about international relations. They confidently guide their readers beyond the usual grand theories to a richly contextual approach that foregrounds tools of experimental inquiry. The contributors furnish ample evidence of the continuing relevance of classical pragmatism to some of the most urgent discussions of our time. -- Larry Hickman, Southern Illinois UniversityTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Foreword Introduction Chapter 1: On Pragmatism and International Relations Chapter 2: Getting Beyond International Relations Theory Chapter 3: Pragmatism, Militarism, and Political Theory Chapter 4: Pragmatism, Peacekeeping, and the Constabulary Force Chapter 5: Justice and global Communities of Inquiry Chapter 6: Science, Values, and Democracy in the Global Climate Change Debate Chapter 7: Obama’s Pragmatism in International Affairs—Appropriate or Appropriation? Chapter 8: Presidential Rhetoric and Pragmatism’s Possibilities Bibliography Index About the Contributors

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Book SynopsisErôs, Song and Philosophy in Plato raises critical issues regarding conceptions of how song and philosophy in erotic contexts are treated by Plato in his attempt to rewrite, to some degree, the cultural tradition. A question that seems to be repeatedly raised throughout the Platonic dialogues is why it is precisely song that needs to be put aside before we can start doing philosophy as a more serious and perfect kind of song. Extensive discussion of this key thematic cluster with an emphasis on the concept of beauty, which is harmoniously interwoven with erôs and song, has been absent. Chara Kokkiou argues that there is a constant interplay among erotic, musical-poetic and spatial motifs and the way those are incorporated into the very essence of philosophical dialectic is indicative of the unique nature of Plato's philosophy. Her analysis centers on paiderastic and mousikos erôs, which, if thoroughly purified, contribute significantly to the composition of Socrates' portrait as moTable of ContentsChapter 1: Paths to WisdomChapter 2: Erotic Madness and Inappropriate PraiseChapter 3: Speaking Versus Singing. Philosophy as a Performing ArtChapter 4: Philosophy as an Exercise in Cultural Memory Chapter 5: Envisaging Plato’s Fragmented Muse of PhilosophyChapter 6: Encore! Instead of a Conclusion

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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 SynopsisSidney Hook is arguably America's most controversial intellectual. After beginning his career as this nation's foremost Marxist scholar, he became in the late 1930s the leading anticommunist intellectual and defender of freedom against all forms of totalitarianism. This volume collects twenty-five of Hook's most incisive essays in political philosophy. Clustered into five main sections, the essays discuss pragmatism and naturalism, Marx and Marxism, Democratic theory and practice, and the defense of a free society. In an insightful introduction, editors Talisse and Tempio argue that underlying the wide range of subjects covered by Hook was his unwavering commitment to the "method of intelligence," which contends that any proposal, whether scientific, moral, or political, must be treated as a hypothesis to be confirmed or disconfirmed by the experimental evidence and deliberation of an unfettered community of inquiry. The editors place this methodology at the core of all of Hook's philosophical and political work. This excellent collection makes a superb introduction to the thought of a leading intellectual who for too long has been neglected by mainstream American philosophy.

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Book SynopsisDescribed by Hilary Putnam as "both a fine introduction and a significant contribution" to epistemology, and by Anthony Quinton as "at once comprehensive ... and judicious," Evidence and Inquiry is unique both in its scope and in its originality. C. I. Lewis's foundationalism, BonJour's and Davidson's coherentism, Popper's critical rationalism, Quine's naturalism, and Rorty's, Stich's, and Churchland's anti-epistemological neopragmatism all come under Haack's uniquely thorough critical scrutiny. Core epistemological questions about the nature of belief, the character and structure of evidence, the determinants of evidential quality, the relation of justification, probability, and truth, among others, are given refreshingly novel, and reasonable, answers. Most books in epistemology are written only for other epistemologists. But Evidence and Inquiry has proven of interest not only to specialists but also to many other readers, from thoughtful scientists to thoughtful scholars of law and literature. This new, expanded edition-with a substantial new foreword and several additional papers on topics ranging from feminist epistemology to Peirce's critique of the adversarial legal system and Bentham's critique of exclusionary rules of evidence-should attract longtime readers and newcomers alike.

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Book SynopsisThis book shows the unity and novelty of Josiah Royce’s philosophy, one that he called an Absolute Pragmatism. The development of Royce’s thought led him to propose a synthetic-semiotic view of community that constitutes a unique and unparalleled metaphysical vision in a world in great need of integration. Royce’s proposal also fosters the prominent value of loyalty and reconnects the individual human being to its more radical needs of transcendence. A Semiotic Theory of Community: Josiah Royce’s Absolute Pragmatism explores the mediation provided by community as a means by which to respond to the big questions entertained by humans at all times: through an ongoing and always open process of interpretation towards the Absolute, the community of interpretation in all its different forms provides an ideal of loyalty. Paniel Reyes Cárdenas argues that by undertaking the process of interpretation and recognition of ourselves and the Other, we become true persons, and that we get a hold of the sense of purpose and loyalty we crave—both individually and in a universal unlimited community. Table of ContentsIntroductionChapter 1: Royce’s Metaphysics: Idealism and Pragmatism Chapter 2: Royce’s Epistemology: InterpretationChapter 3: Royce’s Metaphysics: Absolute PragmatismChapter 4: Royce’s Mature Synthetic-Semiotic Theory of CommunityConclusion

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Book SynopsisPeirce's Pragmatism: A Radical Perspective situates Charles Sanders Peirce’s thought within his semiotic theory and its potential for application in cultural studies and the critique of ideologies. E. San Juan Jr. contextualizes “pragmaticism” historically and examines Peirce’s discourses on semiotics, ethics, and aesthetics and suggests their analogies with the radical critiques of Marx and other progressive trends. This book may be read as a provocation and a challenge for everyone to heed Peirce’s own maxim to inquire seriously into the effect of ideas on transforming the conduct of life by changing habits, traditional beliefs, purposes.Trade ReviewPeirce's Pragmaticism: A Radical Perspective is a truly groundbreaking work on Peirce. It reviews the many-sided pragmatism originally proposed by Peirce, lucidly distinguishing it from the versions of Dewey, Rorty, and others, and, more important, it resituates it within a more radical, postmodern framework. Sonny San Juan places Peirce’s thought in a historical context, drawing parallels with other progressive trends, in particular critical ideas of Marx, West, feminist critics, and others. This is an important engagement with what’s current in the intellectual exchanges among international participants. -- Peter McLaren, Chapman UniversityTable of ContentsChapter 1 Pragmaticism as the Wager of Thought/ActionChapter 2 Toward Peirce’s Dialectic: Problematizing the Conduct of LifeChapter 3 Approaching Peirce’s SemioticsChapter 4 Peirce/Marx: Reason, Work, NatureChapter 5 Adventures in the Realm of SignsChapter 6 Peirce’s Esthetics: From Feeling to Knowledge and ActionChapter 7 Prophetic Solidarity: Transforming Our World

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