Preludes to Pragmatism
Toward a Reconstruction of Philosophy
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP USA
- Date of Publication 29 November 2012
- ISBN 9780199899555
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages464 pages
- Size 236x160x45 mm
- Weight 658 g
- Language English 0
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Short description:
In these essays, distinguished philosopher Philip Kitcher argues for a reconstruction of philosophy along the lines of classical Pragmatism
MoreLong description:
Over the last two decades the distinguished philosopher Philip Kitcher has started to make a serious case for pragmatism as the source of a new life in contemporary philosophy. There are some, like Kitcher, who view today's analytic philosophy as mired in narrowly focused, technical disputes of little interest to the wider world. What is the future of philosophy, and what would it look like?
While Classical Pragmatism -- the American philosophy developed by John Dewey, Charles Peirce, and William James in the 19th century-- has a mixed reputation today, Kitcher admires the way its core ideas provide a way to prioritize avenues of inquiry. As he points out, both James and Dewey shared a wish to eliminate 'insignificant questions' from philosophy, and both harbored suspicion of 'timeless' philosophical problems handed down generation after generation. Rather, they saw philosophy as inherently embedded in its time, grappling with pressing issues in religion, social life, art, politics, and education. Kitcher has become increasingly moved by this reformist approach to philosophy, and the published essays included here, alongside a detailed introduction setting out Kitcher's views, provide motivation for his view of the "reconstruction of philosophy." These essays try to install the pragmatic spirit into contemporary philosophy, renewing James and Dewey for our own times.
Preludes to Pragmatism is an important and rewarding book.
Table of Contents:
1. The Importance of Dewey for Philosophy (and much else besides)
2. The Naturalists Return
3. Real Realism: The Galilean Strategy
4. On the Explanatory Role of Correspondence Truth.
5. Pragmatism and Realism: A Modest Proposal
6. Does 'Race' Have a Future?
7. Mathematical Truth?
8. Carnap and the Caterpillar
9. Philosophy Inside Out
10. A Pragmatist's Progress: The Varieties of James' Strategies for Defending Religion
11. Challenges for Secularism
12. Militant Modern Atheism
13. Naturalistic Ethics without Fallacies
14. The Hall of Mirrors
15. Education, Capitalism, and Democracy
16. Public Knowledge and its Discontents
17. Varieties of Altruism
