American Pragmatism: Peirce, James, and Dewey

✍ Scribed by Edward C. Moore

Publisher: Columbia University Press
Year: 2019
Tongue: English
Leaves: 300
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

A discussion of American pragmatism through the writings of its three major advocates: Charles S. Peirce, William James, and John Dewey. Examines how each applied pragmatism to, respectively, the theory of reality, the notion of truth, and the concept of the good.

✦ Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
Contents
1. Introduction
Part I. The Pragmaticism of Charles Peirce
2. Theory of Knowledge
3. Theory of Reality
4. The Reality of Laws
Part II. The Pragmatism of William James
5. Philosophy of Religion
6. Pragmatism
7. The Pragmatic Theory of Truth
Part III. The Instrumentalism of John Dewey
8. Theory of Inquiry
9. Ethical Theory
10. Some Implications of Dewey's Naturalism
11. Conclusion
Abbreviations
Selected Bibliography
Index

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