Pragmatism In Transition
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Pragmatism As Transition
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Author : Colin Koopman
language : en
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Release Date : 2009-11-12
Pragmatism As Transition written by Colin Koopman and has been published by Columbia University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-11-12 with Philosophy categories.
Pragmatism is America's best-known native philosophy. It espouses a practical set of beliefs and principles that focus on the improvement of our lives. Yet the split between classical and contemporary pragmatists has divided the tradition against itself. Classical pragmatists, such as John Dewey and William James, believed we should heed the lessons of experience. Neopragmatists, including Richard Rorty, Hilary Putnam, and Jürgen Habermas, argue instead from the perspective of a linguistic turn, which makes little use of the idea of experience. Can these two camps be reconciled in a way that revitalizes a critical tradition? Colin Koopman proposes a recovery of pragmatism by way of "transitionalist" themes of temporality and historicity which flourish in the work of the early pragmatists and continue in contemporary neopragmatist thought. "Life is in the transitions," James once wrote, and, in following this assertion, Koopman reveals the continuities uniting both phases of pragmatism. Koopman's framework also draws from other contemporary theorists, including Michel Foucault, Pierre Bourdieu, Bernard Williams, and Stanley Cavell. By reflecting these voices through the prism of transitionalism, a new understanding of knowledge, ethics, politics, and critique takes root. Koopman concludes with a call for integrating Dewey and Foucault into a model of inquiry he calls genealogical pragmatism, a mutually informative critique that further joins the analytic and continental schools.
The Power Of Transitions A Modernist Pragmatist Exploration
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Author : Pasquale De Marco
language : en
Publisher: Pasquale De Marco
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The Power Of Transitions A Modernist Pragmatist Exploration written by Pasquale De Marco and has been published by Pasquale De Marco this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Philosophy categories.
Delve into the dynamic interplay between pragmatism and modernism in literature, exploring the transformative power of transitions and the search for meaning in an ever-changing world. This book offers a unique perspective on the intersection of philosophy and literature, examining how pragmatism's emphasis on experience, individuality, and the fluidity of truth influenced the modernist preoccupation with subjectivity, fragmentation, and the complexities of reality. Through in-depth analysis of specific literary texts, this exploration reveals how modernist writers utilized pragmatist ideas to craft innovative works that challenged traditional forms and structures. These writers embraced ambiguity, paradox, and the irrational to express the complexities of the modern world, capturing the essence of transition in their art. Drawing inspiration from the seminal ideas of pragmatists such as William James, John Dewey, and Richard Rorty, this book illuminates the ways in which modernists like Henry James, Gertrude Stein, and Wallace Stevens grappled with the nature of reality, language, and the human experience. Within these pages, readers will embark on a journey that explores the philosophical underpinnings of pragmatism and modernism, revealing their shared concerns with language, truth, and the nature of reality. This exploration provides a deeper understanding of the fluidity of experience, the subjectivity of truth, and the enduring power of the human spirit in an ever-changing world. **The Power of Transitions: A Modernist Pragmatist Exploration** is an essential read for anyone interested in philosophy, literature, or the human condition. It offers a fresh perspective on the relationship between these two influential movements, providing insights into the transformative power of transitions and the enduring quest for meaning in the modern world. If you like this book, write a review!
The New Pragmatist Sociology
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Author : Neil L. Gross
language : en
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Release Date : 2022-07-05
The New Pragmatist Sociology written by Neil L. Gross and has been published by Columbia University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-07-05 with Social Science categories.
Pragmatist thought is central to sociology. However, sociologists typically encounter pragmatism indirectly, as a philosophy of science or as an influence on canonical social scientists, rather than as a vital source of theory, research questions, and methodological reflection in sociology today. In The New Pragmatist Sociology, Neil Gross, Isaac Ariail Reed, and Christopher Winship assemble a range of sociologists to address essential ideas in the field and their historical and theoretical connection to classical pragmatism. The book examines questions of methodology, social interaction, and politics across the broad themes of inquiry, agency, and democracy. Essays engage widely and deeply with topics that motivate both pragmatist philosophy and sociology, including rationality, speech, truth, expertise, and methodological pluralism. Contributors include Natalie Aviles, Karida Brown, Daniel Cefaï, Mazen Elfakhani, Luis Flores, Daniel Huebner, Cayce C. Hughes, Paul Lichterman, John Levi Martin, Ann Mische, Vontrese D. Pamphile, Jeffrey N. Parker, Susan Sibley, Daniel Silver, Mario Small, Iddo Tavory, Stefan Timmermans, Luna White, and Joshua Whitford.
Pragmatism In Transition
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Author : Peter Olen
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2017-10-13
Pragmatism In Transition written by Peter Olen and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-13 with Philosophy categories.
This collection is an attempt by a diverse range of authors to reignite interest in C.I. Lewis’s work within the pragmatist and analytic traditions. Although pragmatism has enjoyed a renewed popularity in the past thirty years, some influential pragmatists have been overlooked. C. I. Lewis is arguably the most important of overlooked pragmatists and was highly influential within his own time period. The volume assembles a wide range of perspectives on the strengths and weaknesses of Lewis’s contributions to metaphysics, epistemology, semantics, philosophy of science, and ethics.
The Poetics Of Transition
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Author : Jonathan Levin
language : en
Publisher: Duke University Press
Release Date : 1999
The Poetics Of Transition written by Jonathan Levin and has been published by Duke University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Literary Criticism categories.
Considers the work of American pragmatists and of three major literary modernists, and reveals how their work foregrounds William James's concept of transitional consciousness.
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr Pragmatism And The Jurisprudence Of Agon
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Author : Allen Mendenhall
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Release Date : 2016-12-14
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr Pragmatism And The Jurisprudence Of Agon written by Allen Mendenhall and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-12-14 with Literary Criticism categories.
This book argues that Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., helps us see the law through an Emersonian lens by the way in which he wrote his judicial dissents. Holmes’s literary style mimics and enacts two characteristics of Ralph Waldo Emerson’s thought: “superfluity” and the “poetics of transition,” concepts ascribed to Emerson and developed by literary critic Richard Poirier. Using this aesthetic style borrowed from Emerson and carried out by later pragmatists, Holmes not only made it more likely that his dissents would remain alive for future judges or justices (because how they were written was itself memorable, whatever the value of their content), but also shaped our understanding of dissents and, in this, our understanding of law. By opening constitutional precedent to potential change, Holmes’s dissents made room for future thought, moving our understanding of legal concepts in a more pragmatic direction and away from formalistic understandings of law. Included in this new understanding is the idea that the “canon” of judicial cases involves oppositional positions that must be sustained if the law is to serve pragmatic purposes. This process of precedent-making in a common-law system resembles the construction of the literary canon as it is conceived by Harold Bloom and Richard Posner.
Pragmatist And American Philosophical Perspectives On Resilience
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Author : Kelly A. Parker
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Release Date : 2019-12-03
Pragmatist And American Philosophical Perspectives On Resilience written by Kelly A. Parker and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-12-03 with Philosophy categories.
The essays in Pragmatist and American Philosophical Perspectives on Resilience offer a survey of the ways that “resilience” is becoming a key concept for understanding our world, as well as providing deeper insight about its specific actual and proposed applications. As a concept with multiple theoretical and practical meanings, “resilience” promises considerable explanatory power. At the same time, current uses of the concept can be diverse and at times inconsistent. The American philosophical tradition provides tools uniquely suited for clarifying, extending, and applying emerging concepts in more effective and suggestive ways. This collection explores the usefulness of theoretical work in American philosophy and pragmatism to practices in ecology, community, rurality, and psychology.
Deconstruction And Pragmatism
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Author : Simon Critchley
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2003-09-02
Deconstruction And Pragmatism written by Simon Critchley and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-09-02 with Education categories.
This volume brings deconstruction and pragmatism into critical confrontation through staging a debate between Derrida and Rorty based on discussions that took place in Paris in 1993.
The Ethics Epistemology And Politics Of Richard Rorty
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Author : Giancarlo Marchetti
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2021-11-04
The Ethics Epistemology And Politics Of Richard Rorty written by Giancarlo Marchetti and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-04 with Philosophy categories.
This book features fourteen original essays that critically engage the philosophy of Richard Rorty, with an emphasis on his ethics, epistemology, and politics. Inspired by James’ and Dewey’s pragmatism, Rorty urged us to rethink the role of science and truth with a liberal-democratic vision of politics. In doing so, he criticized philosophy as a sheer scholastic endeavor and put it back in touch with our most pressing cultural and human needs. The essays in this volume employ the conceptual tools and argumentative techniques of analytic philosophy and pragmatism and demonstrate the relevance of Rorty’s thought to the most urgent questions of our time. They touch on a number of topics, including but not limited to structural injustice, rule-following, Black feminist philosophy, legal pragmatism, moral progress, relativism, and skepticism. This book will be of interest to a wide range of scholars across disciplines who are engaging with the work of Richard Rorty.
The Scientific Method
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Author : Henry M. Cowles
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2020-04-14
The Scientific Method written by Henry M. Cowles and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-04-14 with Science categories.
The surprising history of the scientific method—from an evolutionary account of thinking to a simple set of steps—and the rise of psychology in the nineteenth century. The idea of a single scientific method, shared across specialties and teachable to ten-year-olds, is just over a hundred years old. For centuries prior, science had meant a kind of knowledge, made from facts gathered through direct observation or deduced from first principles. But during the nineteenth century, science came to mean something else: a way of thinking. The Scientific Method tells the story of how this approach took hold in laboratories, the field, and eventually classrooms, where science was once taught as a natural process. Henry M. Cowles reveals the intertwined histories of evolution and experiment, from Charles Darwin’s theory of natural selection to John Dewey’s vision for science education. Darwin portrayed nature as akin to a man of science, experimenting through evolution, while his followers turned his theory onto the mind itself. Psychologists reimagined the scientific method as a problem-solving adaptation, a basic feature of cognition that had helped humans prosper. This was how Dewey and other educators taught science at the turn of the twentieth century—but their organic account was not to last. Soon, the scientific method was reimagined as a means of controlling nature, not a product of it. By shedding its roots in evolutionary theory, the scientific method came to seem far less natural, but far more powerful. This book reveals the origin of a fundamental modern concept. Once seen as a natural adaptation, the method soon became a symbol of science’s power over nature, a power that, until recently, has rarely been called into question.