{"product_id":"the-pragmatic-vision-9781442227057","title":"The Pragmatic Vision","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince C. S. Pierce advocated a pragmatic approach to truth and knowledge, it has been one of the characteristic themes of American philosophy. This book examines how pragmatism''s central ideas can be applied and implemented across the entire domain of philosophical deliberations, ranging from theory of knowledge and the value theory to providing explanations for human actions, and even to matters of ethics and religion. While there are various ways in which to weigh the merit of a philosophical idea or theory, this book makes the case that an assessment of that theory's applicative utility is of the essence. The intersection of the theoretical and the practical is where meaningful philosophizing finds its legs, and Rescher's unique pragmatically oriented analyses of traditional philosophical us to regard some historically prominent philosophical ideas in a new and revealing light.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONTENTS  Preface  1.\tThe Pragmatic Vision  2.\tTheoretical Utility   3.\tKnowledge in Pragmatic Perspective  4.\tLeaping in the Dark  5.\tSupposition as a Pragmatism Device  6.\tInduction as a Pragmatic Resource  7.\tFacts and Values in Pragmatic Perspective  8.\tExcellence as a Pragmatic Conception  9.\tOn Explaining and Evaluating Human Actions  10.\tCondemnation vs. Blame in Pragmatic Perspective  11.\tOn the Pragmatic Role of Positive Interpersonal Attitudes  12.\tThe Pragmatics of Betterment  13.\tCan Pragmatism Validate Itself?  14.\tPragmatism and Religion  Name Index","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51039886606679,"sku":"9781442227057","price":88.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781442227057.jpg?v=1750945158","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-pragmatic-vision-9781442227057","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}