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- Pragmatic Naturalism: An Introduction
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- 1977
- Published by: Southern Illinois University Press
summary
It is said that America came of age intellectually with the appearance of the pragmatic movement in philosophy. Pragmatic Naturalism presents a selective and interpretative overview of this philosophy as developed in the writings of its intellectual founders and chief exponents—Charles Sanders Peirce, William James, George Herbert Mead, and John Dewey. Mr. Eames groups the leading ideas of these pragmatic naturalists around the general fields of “Nature and Human Life,” “Knowledge,” “Value,” and “Education,” treating the primary concerns and special emphasis of each philosopher to these issues.
Philosophy students, teachers of philosophy, and general readers will find this book a comprehensive overview of American philosophy.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page
- p. 4
- Copyright Page
- pp. 5-7
- Introduction
- pp. xi-xxvii
- Part 1: Nature and Human Life
- 1. The Influence of Darwin
- pp. 3-8
- 3. Emergence and Non-reductionism
- pp. 17-24
- 4. The Fullness of Experience
- pp. 24-33
- 6. A Pluralistic Universe
- pp. 40-45
- 7. Human Life in Nature
- pp. 45-62
- Part 2: Knowledge
- 8. The Importance of Method
- pp. 66-76
- 9. Signs, Symbols, and Meanings
- pp. 77-87
- 10. Antecedents and Consequences
- pp. 87-100
- 11. Logical Theory
- pp. 100-113
- 12. Theory of Truth
- pp. 113-127
- Part 3: Value
- 13. General Theory of Value
- pp. 131-142
- 14. Moral Philosophy
- pp. 142-156
- 15. Social Philosophy
- pp. 157-170
- 16. Philosophy of Art
- pp. 170-181
- 17. Religion and the Religious
- pp. 181-192
- Part 4: Education
- 18. Societies and Their Schools
- pp. 196-206
- 19. Ideals and Goals of Education
- pp. 207-218
- 20. The Educative Process
- pp. 219-232
- Back Cover
- p. 283
Additional Information
ISBN
9780809382736
Related ISBN(s)
9780809308026, 9780809308033
MARC Record
OCLC
436089106
Pages
270
Launched on MUSE
2014-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
1977