A history and exploration of this quintessentially American philosophy.
F. Thomas Burke shows how the original "maxim of pragmatism" was understood differently by the two earliest American pragmatists, William James and Charles S. Peirce. Burke reconciles these differences by casting pragmatism as a philosophical stance that endorses distinctive conceptions of
belief and
meaning. In particular, on Burke's view, a pragmatist conception of
meaning as encapsulated in the pragmatic maxim should be understood as both inferentialist and operationalist in character.
Burke unravels a complex early history of this philosophical tradition, discusses contemporary conceptions of pragmatism found in current US political discourse, and explores what this quintessentially American philosophy means today.
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Pragmatism in PhilosophyTable of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: The Pragmatic Maxim
- 1 Peirce’s Early Presentation of the Maxim
- 2 James’s Presentation of the Maxim
- 3 Peirce’s Later Versions of the Maxim
- 4 A Composite Sketch of the Maxim
- 5 Empiricism versus Pragmatism
- 6 Measurement and the Observer Effect
- 7 Perception and Action
- 8 Addams and the Settlement Movement
- 9 Truth, Justice, and the American Pragmatist Way
- 10 Twelve Misconceptions of Pragmatism
- Conclusion: Belief and Meaning
- Appendices
- Bibliography
- Index
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