Values and Powers

Re-reading the Philosophical Tradition of American Pragmatism

AvKrzysztof Piotr Skowroński

Häftad, Engelska, 2009

Del 213 i serien Central European Value Studies

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Beskrivning

This book shows how much and in what sense values are related to powers and powers are related to values in American pragmatism. The proposed re-reading of American pragmatism will facilitate a novel understanding of it as a philosophical movement and, by showing its truly humanistic, democratic, and pro-social character, the stronger impetus for current rethinking of values is being provided.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2009-01-01
Mått:155 x 235 x 17 mm
Vikt:384 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Central European Value Studies
Antal sidor:206
Förlag:Brill
ISBN:9789042027459

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Filosofiska discipliner inom Filosofi och religion

Recensioner i media

”Skowroński is to be applauded for placing a wide range of pragmatic theorists within a clear thematic structure. … Pragmatism’s strength lies in its forward moving and flexible approach to questions of value, power, and philosophy. The challenge is always to slow that movement down so we can savor the moments of illumination. Skowroński’s book is an engaging, if ultimately tentative, attempt to do just that.” in: Philosophy in Review XXX (2010), No. 5

Innehållsförteckning

AcknowledgementsPrefaceIntroduction: Values and Powers in a Philosophical ContextPart One: Proto-Pragmatic Approach to Values and PowersA Prelude to American Pragmatism. Transcendentalism as “The Power of Thought and Will”Charles S. Peirce’s Pragmaticism and the Revaluation of Thinking on Values and PowersPart Two: Pragmatic Approach to Values and PowersThe Axiology of Pragmatic Metaphysics. The Powers of Men in William JamesLoyalty to a Worthy Cause and Provincialism as “Saving Power” in Josiah RoyceJohn Dewey and the Might of Democratic ValuesDemocracy and Exclusion in Pragmatic Aesthetics (Dewey, Shusterman, Margolis)Evaluative Character of Social Interactions in George Herbert MeadRichard Rorty’s Liberal Democracy and the Limits of Cultural ImperialismPart Three: Quasi-Pragmatic Approach to Values and PowersPowers and Perfections in George Santayana’s Abulensean PragmatismFinal RemarksBibliographyAbout the AuthorIndex