| The Pragmatic Turn in Philosophy: Contemporary Engagements Between Analytic and Continental Thought Contributor(s): Egginton, William (Editor), Sandbothe, Mike (Editor) |
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ISBN: 079146069X ISBN-13: 9780791460696 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $90.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2004 Annotation: "The Pragmatic Turn in Philosophy explores how the variousdiscursive strategies of old and new pragmatisms are related, and what their pertinence is to the relationship between pragmatism and philosophy as a whole. The contributors bridge the divide between analytic and continental philosophy through a transcontinental desire to work on common problems in a common philosophicallanguage. Irrespective of which side of the divide one standson, pragmatic philosophy has gained ascendancy over the traditional concerns of a representationalist epistemology that has determined much of the intellectual and cultural life of modernity. This book details how contemporary philosophy will emerge from this recognition and that in fact, this emergence is already underway. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Movements - Pragmatism |
| Dewey: 144.3 |
| LCCN: 2003059026 |
| Physical Information: 0.83" H x 5.92" W x 9.34" (1.06 lbs) 268 pages |
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| Publisher Description: The Pragmatic Turn in Philosophy explores how the various discursive strategies of old and new pragmatisms are related, and what their pertinence is to the relationship between pragmatism and philosophy as a whole. The contributors bridge the divide between analytic and continental philosophy through a transcontinental desire to work on common problems in a common philosophical language. Irrespective of which side of the divide one stands on, pragmatic philosophy has gained ascendancy over the traditional concerns of a representationalist epistemology that has determined much of the intellectual and cultural life of modernity. This book details how contemporary philosophy will emerge from this recognition and that, in fact, this emergence is already underway. |