| The Pragmatic Vision: Themes in Philosophical Pragmatism Contributor(s): Rescher, Nicholas (Author) |
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ISBN: 1442227052 ISBN-13: 9781442227057 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $119.79 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Movements - Pragmatism |
| Dewey: 144.3 |
| LCCN: 2013034337 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (0.85 lbs) 164 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Since C. S. Pierce advocated a pragmatic approach to truth and knowledge, it has been one of the characteristic themes of American philosophy. This book examines how pragmatism's central ideas can be applied and implemented across the entire domain of philosophical deliberations, ranging from theory of knowledge and the value theory to providing explanations for human actions, and even to matters of ethics and religion. While there are various ways in which to weigh the merit of a philosophical idea or theory, this book makes the case that an assessment of that theory's applicative utility is of the essence. The intersection of the theoretical and the practical is where meaningful philosophizing finds its legs, and Rescher's unique pragmatically oriented analyses of traditional philosophical us to regard some historically prominent philosophical ideas in a new and revealing light. |