What Pragmatism Was

Informationen zum Autor F. Thomas Burke is Professor of Philosophy at the University of South Carolina. He is author of Dewey's New Logic: A Reply to Russell (1994) and co-editor of Dewey's Logical Theory: New Studies and Interpretations (2002) and George Herbert Mead in the Twenty-First Century (2013). Klappentext F. Thomas Burke is Professor of Philosophy at the University of South Carolina. He is author of Dewey's New Logic: A Reply to Russell (1994) and co-editor of Dewey's Logical Theory: New Studies and Interpretations (2002) and George Herbert Mead in the Twenty-First Century (2013). Zusammenfassung Unravels the complex history of pragmatism and discusses contemporary conceptions Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Acknowledgments Introduction: The Pragmatic Maxim 1. Peirce's Early Presentation of the Maxim 2. James's Presentation of the Maxim 3. Peirce's Later Versions of the Maxim 4. A Composite Sketch of the Maxim 5. Empiricism versus Pragmatism 6. Measurement and the Observer Effect 7. Perception and Action 8. Addams and the Settlement Movement 9. Truth, Justice, and the American Pragmatist Way 10. Twelve Misconceptions of Pragmatism Conclusion: Belief and Meaning Appendices Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: F. Thomas Burke, Burke F Thomas
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.06.2013
• EAN: 9780253009548
• ISBN: 978-0-253-00954-8
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: American Philosophy; American Philosophy; Indiana University Press (IPS)
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day