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Author : Bruce Aune
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Companies
ISBN 13 : 9780075535430
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (354 download)
Download or read book Rationalism, Empiricism, and Pragmatism: an Introduction written by Bruce Aune and published by McGraw-Hill Companies. This book was released on 1970 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Bruce A. Aune
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780924922374
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (223 download)
Download or read book Rationalism, Empiricism, and Pragmatism written by Bruce A. Aune and published by . This book was released on 2003-06 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Sami Pihlström
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319507303
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (195 download)
Download or read book Logical Empiricism and Pragmatism written by Sami Pihlström and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-05-31 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the complexity of two philosophical traditions, extending from their origins to the current developments in neopragmatism. Chapters deal with the first encounters of these traditions and beyond, looking at metaphysics and the Vienna circle as well as semantics and the principle of tolerance. There is a general consensus that North-American (neo-)pragmatism and European Logical Empiricism were converging philosophical traditions, especially after the forced migration of the European Philosophers. But readers will discover a pluralist image of this relation and interaction with an obvious family resemblance. This work clarifies and specifies the common features and differences of these currents since the beginning of their mutual scientific communication in the 19th century. The book draws on collaboration between authors and philosophers from Vienna, Tübingen, and Helsinki, and their networks. It will appeal to philosophers, scholars in the history of philosophy, philosophers of science, pragmatists and beyond.
Author : William James
Publisher : Standard Ebooks
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (27 download)
Download or read book Pragmatism written by William James and published by Standard Ebooks. This book was released on 2023-09-18T01:36:15Z with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the course of eight lectures originally delivered during the winter of 1906 and 1907 William James describes and defends the theory of pragmatism. Expanding on the earlier works of John Dewey and F. C. S. Schiller, James begins by presenting two competing views of the universe. The “rational” view treats everything as being derived from an absolute truth. Typically this view is based on religious grounds, and the theories need not bear any relation to the imperfect world in which we live. James contends that this is not a useful world view, as it is not applicable to our everyday lives. On the other hand, the “empirical” view considers as admissible only facts that have been materially verified. This view, while practical and useful, neglects anything that cannot be measured. It is fatalistic, and often pessimistic, reducing mankind to nothing more than an advanced animal. James describes pragmatism as a middle-ground between these two views. Under a pragmatic approach, statements are evaluated based on their practical effects. Based on this criterion, empirical facts are valuable, as they have obvious connections to everyday concerns. However, religion, or other more abstract principles, can also be useful, as they can be applied to guide decision-making in the common case where material evidence or direct knowledge is lacking. After defining pragmatism, James applies it to metaphysical problems, including the concepts of truth, common sense, and free will versus determinism. Pragmatism was and remains an important philosophy. In addition to Schiller and Dewey, who applied a pragmatic approach to education and participatory democracy, many prominent thinkers have been influenced by pragmatism, including the sociologist W. E. B. Du Bois. This book is part of the Standard Ebooks project, which produces free public domain ebooks.
Author : Mitchell Silver
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1793605408
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (936 download)
Download or read book Rationalist Pragmatism written by Mitchell Silver and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-07-07 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Rationalist Pragmatism: A Framework for Moral Objectivism, Mitchell Silver draws from a wide array of philosophical fields to formulate a comprehensive theory of ethics. He argues that an understanding of justification rooted in pragmatism leads to practical principles that apply to all those we would recognize as persons. The account bears implications for the nature of selfhood, the freedom of the will, the meaning of moral terms, the power of moral principles to motivate, conceptions of truth, the nature of value, and the use and abuse of abstract moral theorizing. Rationalist Pragmatism develops its pragmatically informed morality in light of prominent ethical schools, as well as relevant topics in the philosophy of language, metaphysics, and epistemology, including the correspondence theory of truth, inferentialist semantics, motivational internalism, the source of value, and experimental philosophy. Finally, Silver explores concrete moral and political implications of his theory, demonstrating that metaethics can affect positions regarding the morality of personal relations; the treatment of animals; and political assessments of democracy, socialism, and nationalism. Silver maintains that our interest in truth—our rational nature as practical and theoretical beings—forms us as a community of mutually recognizing truth seekers.
Author : British Academy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Rationalism, Empiricism, and Idealism written by British Academy and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lectures, most of which were delivered in the last 15 years to the British Academy as Dawes Hicks lectures. Includes index. Locke's logical atavism / Michael Ayres -- Locke and the ethics of belief / J.A. Passmore -- Leibniz and Descartes / Ian Hacking -- Pre-established harmony versus constant conjunction / Hid©♭ Ishiguro -- Times, beginnings, and causes / G.E.M. Anscombe -- The naturalism of Book I of Hume's Treatise of human nature / David Pears -- Absolute idealism / A.M. Quinton --The good self and the bad self / Richard Wollheim.
Author : William James
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781537453378
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (533 download)
Download or read book Pragmatism written by William James and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-09-06 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt onalism' used as synonyms of 'rationalism' and 'empiricism.' Well, nature seems to combine most frequently with intellectualism an idealistic and optimistic tendency. Empiricists on the other hand are not uncommonly materialistic, and their optimism is apt to be decidedly conditional and tremulous. Rationalism is always monistic. It starts from wholes and universals, and makes much of the unity of things. Empiricism starts from the parts, and makes of the whole a collection-is not averse therefore to calling itself pluralistic. Rationalism usually considers itself more religious than empiricism, but there is much to say about this claim, so I merely mention it. It is a true claim when the individual rationalist is what is called a man of feeling, and when the individual empiricist prides himself on being hard- headed. In that case the rationalist will usually also be in favor of what is called free-will, and the empiricist will be a fatalist-- I use the terms most popularly current. The rationalist finally wi
Author : Quentin Ruyant
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030723496
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (37 download)
Download or read book Modal Empiricism written by Quentin Ruyant and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-05-07 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book proposes a novel position in the debate on scientific realism: Modal Empiricism. Modal empiricism is the view that the aim of science is to provide theories that correctly delimit, in a unified way, the range of experiences that are naturally possible given our position in the world. The view is associated with a pragmatic account of scientific representation and an original notion of situated modalities, together with an inductive epistemology for modalities. It purports to provide a faithful account of scientific practice and of its impressive achievements, and defuses the main motivations for scientific realism. More generally, Modal Empiricism purports to be the precise articulation of a pragmatist stance towards science. This book is of interest to any philosopher involved in the debate on scientific realism, or interested in how to properly understand the content, aim and achievements of science.
Author : Morton Gabriel White
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780691096568
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (965 download)
Download or read book A Philosophy of Culture written by Morton Gabriel White and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, one of America's leading philosophers offers a sweeping reconsideration of the philosophy of culture in the twentieth century. Morton White argues that the discipline is much more important than is often recognized, and that his version of holistic pragmatism can accommodate its breadth. Going beyond Quine's dictum that philosophy of science is philosophy enough, White suggests that it should contain the word "culture" in place of "science." He defends the holistic view that scientific belief is tested by experience but that such testing is rightly applied to systems or conjunctions of beliefs, not isolated beliefs. He adds, however, that we test ethical systems by appealing to feelings of moral obligation as well as to sensory experiences. In the course of his lucidly written analysis, White treats central issues in the philosophy of science, of religion, of art, of history, of law, of politics, and of morality. While doing so he examines the views of Quine, Tarski, Goodman, and Rawls, and shows how they are related to the approaches of Peirce, James, Duhem, Russell, Dewey, Carnap, and the later Wittgenstein. He also discusses the ideas of the legal philosophers Holmes and Hart from a holistic standpoint. White demonstrates how his version of pragmatism bridges the traditional gulf between analytic and synthetic truth as well as that between moral and scientific belief. Indeed, the high point of the book is a brilliant presentation of his view of ethics, based on the idea that our scientific theories face the tribunal of observation whereas our ethical views face the joint tribunal of observation and moral feeling. Scholars and students of the history of ideas and of philosophy will welcome A Philosophy of Culture as the highly finished product of more than sixty years of philosophical reflection by an important thinker.
Author : William James
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book Pragmatism written by William James and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The lectures that follow were delivered at the Lowell Institute in Boston in November and December 1906, and in January 1907 at Columbia University in New York"--Pref."First edition, June 1907. Reprinted July (twice), October 1907"--Verso of t.p. Includes index. The present dilemma in philosophy -- What pragmatism means -- Some metaphysical problems pragmatically considered -- The one and the many -- Pragmatism and common sense -- Pragmatism's conception of truth -- Pragmatism and humanism -- Pragmatism and religion.
Author : Frank Robert Vivelo
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1304236994
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (42 download)
Download or read book Pragmatic Rationalism: An Introduction written by Frank Robert Vivelo and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-07-16 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pragmatic rationalism is a coherent blend of elements from Epicureanism, Stoicism, Empiricism, and Existentialism. It holds that the ultimate goal of life is happiness-individual happiness identified as psychic tranquility or untroubledness-and attempts to pursue that goal in the most practical, efficacious manner possible. Accordingly, it emphasizes investing this pursuit in the only things we each control, our thoughts and feelings, and minimizing desire for and reliance on all things external to us and therefore not under our control, such as wealth and fame. It insists that individuals choose, and therefore are responsible for, all they think and feel. It rejects all emotionalism and belief systems and, instead, relies on induction and probability to guide decision making and behavior. Though an egoistic and hedonistic philosophy from the individual's perspective, it nevertheless advocates the Golden Rule as the most useful guiding principle in interaction with others.
Author : William James
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781548800987
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (9 download)
Download or read book What Pragmatism Means written by William James and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-07-10 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the work of William James on Pragmatism Method, this book deals with the question : What Pragmatism Means?"The pragmatic method is primarily a method of settling metaphysical disputes that otherwise might be interminable. Is the world one or many? - fated or free? - material or spiritual? - here are notions either of which may or may not hold good of the world; and disputes over such notions are unending. The pragmatic method is to try to interpret each notion by tracing its respective practical consequences. What difference would it practically make to any one if this notion rather than that one were true? If no practical difference whatever can be traced, then the alternatives mean practically the same thing, and all dispute is idle. Whenever a dispute is serious, we ought to be able to show some practical difference that must follow from one side or the other's being right..."
Author : William James
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781724536785
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (367 download)
Download or read book Pragmatism written by William James and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-08-02 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pragmatism: Large Print by William James onalism' used as synonyms of 'rationalism' and 'empiricism.' Well, nature seems to combine most frequently with intellectualism an idealistic and optimistic tendency. Empiricists on the other hand are not uncommonly materialistic, and their optimism is apt to be decidedly conditional and tremulous. Rationalism is always monistic. It starts from wholes and universals, and makes much of the unity of things. Empiricism starts from the parts, and makes of the whole a collection-is not averse therefore to calling itself pluralistic. Rationalism usually considers itself more religious than empiricism, but there is much to say about this claim, so I merely mention it. It is a true claim when the individual rationalist is what is called a man of feeling, and when the individual empiricist prides himself on being hard- headed. In that case the rationalist will usually also be in favor of what is called free-will, and the empiricist will be a fatalist-- I use the terms most popularly current. The rationalist finally wi We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.
Author : William James
Publisher : Good Press
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Total Pages : 140 pages
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Download or read book Pragmatism: A New Name for Some Old Ways of Thinking written by William James and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-11-19 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pragmatism: A New Name for Some Old Ways of Thinking is a philosophical work by William James. James argues for the usefulness of practical, pragmatic approaches to problems rather than relying solely on theoretical or abstract ideas, suggesting that truth is constantly evolving and is determined by practical consequences rather than abstract reasoning.
Author : Gary G. Mittelbach
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192572865
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (925 download)
Download or read book Community Ecology written by Gary G. Mittelbach and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2019-05-24 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Community ecology has undergone a transformation in recent years, from a discipline largely focused on processes occurring within a local area to a discipline encompassing a much richer domain of study, including the linkages between communities separated in space (metacommunity dynamics), niche and neutral theory, the interplay between ecology and evolution (eco-evolutionary dynamics), and the influence of historical and regional processes in shaping patterns of biodiversity. To fully understand these new developments, however, students continue to need a strong foundation in the study of species interactions and how these interactions are assembled into food webs and other ecological networks. This new edition fulfils the book's original aims, both as a much-needed up-to-date and accessible introduction to modern community ecology, and in identifying the important questions that are yet to be answered. This research-driven textbook introduces state-of-the-art community ecology to a new generation of students, adopting reasoned and balanced perspectives on as-yet-unresolved issues. Community Ecology is suitable for advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and researchers seeking a broad, up-to-date coverage of ecological concepts at the community level.
Author : William James
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Total Pages : 312 pages
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Download or read book Essays in Radical Empiricism written by William James and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Janice Thomas
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317492404
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (174 download)
Download or read book The Minds of the Moderns written by Janice Thomas and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-12-05 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a comprehensive examination of the ideas of the early modern philosophers on the nature of mind. Taking Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, Berkeley, and Hume in turn, Janice Thomas presents an authoritative and critical assessment of each of these canonical thinkers' views of the notion of mind. The book examines each philosopher's position on five key topics: the metaphysical character of minds and mental states; the nature and scope of introspection and self-knowledge; the nature of consciousness; the problem of mental causation and the nature of representation and intentionality. The exposition and examination of their positions is informed by present-day debates in the philosophy of mind and the philosophy of psychology so that students get a clear sense of the importance of these philosophers' ideas, many of which continue to define our current notions of the mental.Again and again, philosophers and students alike come back to the great early modern rationalist and empiricist philosophers for instruction and inspiration. Their views on the philosophy of mind are no exception and as Janice Thomas shows they have much to offer contemporary debates. The book is suitable for undergraduate courses in the philosophy of mind and the many new courses in philosophy of psychology.
