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How can we justify democracy’s trust in the political judgments of ordinary people? In Knowing Democracy, Michael Räber situates this question between two dominant alternative paradigms of thinking ……続きを見る

This book makes the case for a pragmatist approach to the practice of social inquiry and knowledge production. Through diverse examples from multiple disciplines, contributors explore the power of p……続きを見る

Pragmatismーa pluralistic philosophy with kinships to phenomenology, Gestalt psychology, and embodied cognitive scienceーis resurging across disciplines. It has growing relevance to literary studies……続きを見る

In Works Righteousness, Anna L. Peterson examines the place of practice in contemporary ethical theory. Peterson argues that rather than assuming that pre-established moral ideas guide action, ethic……続きを見る

This book explores the role that American pragmatism played in the development of social philosophy in 20th-century Europe. The essays in the first part of the book show how the ideas of Peirce, Jam……続きを見る

A study of the development of Dewey's logic from 1916-1937 leading up to his final 1938 book on the subject. By 1916, Dewey had written two volumes on logical theory. Yet, in light of what he would ……続きを見る

Illustrates how William James's philosophical pragmatism can help to resolve issues in everyday contemporary life. William James, one of America's most original philosophers and psychologists, was c……続きを見る

Presentation of C. I. Lewis's final book, formulating a cognitivistic ethics. 2018 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title C. I. Lewis, one of America's greatest philosophers, was tremendously influential……続きを見る

Argues for a transactionally situated approach to science and medicine in order to meet the needs of marginalized groups. The Limits of Knowledge provides an understanding of what pragmatist feminis……続きを見る

Proposes an "intra-cultural philosophy" based on John Dewey's "cultural turn" and promotes Daoist thought as a resource that can help to reconstruct outmoded assumptions that continue to shape how w……続きを見る

A highly accessible reading of Whitehead's writings on education and their connection to his metaphysics. Educators are familiar with Alfred North Whitehead's three stages of education: romance, pre……続きを見る

Analysis 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 Lo……続きを見る

Proposes a distinctly American approach to aesthetic judgment and practice. Although there are distinctly American artists-Walt Whitman, Herman Melville, Grandma Moses, Thomas Hart Benton, and Andy ……続きを見る

A comparative analysis of Confucianism and the American Transcendentalist and Pragmatist traditions. In this highly original work, Mathew A. Foust breaks new ground in comparative studies through hi……続きを見る

The history of John Dewey's leadership of the progressive People's Lobby. John Dewey (1859–1952) was a preeminent American philosopher who is remembered today as the founder of what is called child-……続きを見る

A 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 recognize……続きを見る

Explores 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 pol……続きを見る

Uses the thought of John Dewey to address the ethics of historical belief within religious and critical historiographical traditions. John Dewey and the Ethics of Historical Belief addresses the eth……続きを見る

Shows that pragmatic historicism is a significant intellectual tradition in the history of American religious and philosophical thought. Among the greatest challenges facing religious thinkers today……続きを見る

Assesses John Dewey's visit to China in 1919–21 as an "intra-cultural" episode and promotes "Chinese natural philosophy" as a philosophical context in which to understand the connections between Dew……続きを見る

Ethics and Insurrection articulates an ethical position that takes critical pragmatism and Harrisian insurrectionist philosophy seriously. It suggests that there are values and norms that create bou……続きを見る

Russell Goodman examines the curious reemergence of pragmatism in a field dominated in the past decades by phenomenology, logic, positivism, and deconstruction. With contributions from major contemp……続きを見る

In Classical American Philosophy: Poiesis in the Public Square, Rebecca Farinas takes seven major figures from the American philosophical canon and examines their relationship with an artistic or sc……続きを見る

This book explores border crossing among pragmatism, spirituality and society. It opens up American pragmatism to dialogues with pragmatism and spiritual quest from other traditions such as India an……続きを見る

John Dewey was America’s greatest public philosopher. His work stands out for its remarkable breadth, and his deep commitment to democracy led him to courageous progressive stances on issues such as……続きを見る

This book explores the dynamics of interaction between pragmatism and spirituality in the constitution and working of consciousness, freedom and solidarity. This book is cross-cultural and transdisc……続きを見る

Wide-ranging examination of American philosophy's ties to settler colonialism and its role as both an object and a force of decolonization. In Decolonizing American Philosophy, Corey McCall and Phil……続きを見る

El multiculturalismo, la vida política, el mal o la religión son algunos de los temas tratados en esta colección de ensayos de Richard J. Bernstein, uno de los mayores exponentes del pragmatismo nor……続きを見る

The original works of foreign classics, including the most representative literary masters and the most influential representative works. 続きを見る

Als praktische Philosophie ist der Pragmatismus an Prinzipien und Mechanismen von Gesellschaft interessiert. Es geht im Kern darum, diese Prinzipien und Mechanismen zu verstehen, Handlungsformen und……続きを見る