Classical American pragmatism : its contemporary vitality

edited by Sandra B. Rosenthal, Carl R. Hausman, and Douglas R. Anderson

This collection provides a thorough grounding in the philosophy of American pragmatism by examining the views of four principal thinkers - Charles S. Peirce, William James, John Dewey, and George Herbert Mead - on issues of central and enduring importance to life in human society. Pragmatism emerged as a characteristically American response to an inheritance of British empiricism.Presenting a radical re-conception of the nature of experience, pragmatism represents a belief that ideas are not merely to be contemplated but must be put into action, tested and refined through experience. At the same time, the American pragmatists argued for an emphasis on human community that would offset the deep-seated American bias in favour of individualism. Far from being a relic of the past, pragmatism offers a dynamic and substantive approach to questions of human conduct, social values, scientific inquiry, religious belief, and aesthetic experience that lie at the centre of contemporary life. This volume is an invaluable introduction to a school of thought that remains vital, instructive, and provocative.

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書名 Classical American pragmatism : its contemporary vitality
著作者等 Anderson, Douglas R.
Hausman, Carl R.
Rosenthal, Sandra B
etc.
出版元 University of Illinois Press
刊行年月 c1999
ページ数 xii, 263 p.
大きさ 23 cm
ISBN 0252067606
0252024540
NCID BA43109887
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言語 英語
出版国 アメリカ合衆国
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