What Pragmatism Was /
"Burke examines the philosophies of William James and Charles S. Peirce to determine how certain maxims of pragmatism originated. He contrasts pragmatism as a certain set of beliefs or actions with pragmatism as simply a methodology. He unravels the complex history of this philosophical traditi...
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bloomington, Indianapolis :
Indiana University Press,
[2013]
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Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction : the pragmatic maxim
- Peirce's early presentation of the maxim
- James's presentation of the maxim
- Peirce's later versions of the maxim
- A composite sketch of the maxim
- Empiricism versus pragmatism
- Measurement and the observer effect
- Perception and action
- Addams and the settlement movement
- Truth, justice, and the American pragmatist way
- Twelve misconceptions of pragmatism
- Conclusion : belief and meaning.