Pragmatism, Pluralism, and the Nature of Philosophy

Scott F. Aikin,Robert B. Talisse (Vanderbilt University, USA),Scott F. Aikin,Robert B. Talisse (Vanderbilt University, USA)

Pragmatism, Pluralism, and the Nature of Philosophy
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Country
United Kingdom
Published
14 August 2020
Pages
262
ISBN
9780367594114

Pragmatism, Pluralism, and the Nature of Philosophy

Scott F. Aikin,Robert B. Talisse (Vanderbilt University, USA),Scott F. Aikin,Robert B. Talisse (Vanderbilt University, USA)

For the past fifteen years, Aikin and Talisse have been working collaboratively on a new vision of American pragmatism, one which sees pragmatism as a living and developing philosophical idiom that originates in the work of the classical pragmatisms of Charles Peirce, William James, and John Dewey, uninterruptedly develops through the later 20th Century pragmatists (C. I. Lewis, Wilfrid Sellars, Nelson Goodman, W. V. O. Quine), and continues through the present day. According to Aikin and Talisse, pragmatism is fundamentally a metaphilosophical proposal - a methodological suggestion for carrying inquiry forward amidst ongoing deep disagreement over the aims, limitations, and possibilities of philosophy. This conception of pragmatism not only runs contrary to the dominant self-understanding among cotemporary philosophers who identify with the classical pragmatists, it also holds important implications for pragmatist philosophy. In particular, Aikin and Talisse show that their version of pragmatism involves distinctive claims about epistemic justification, moral disagreement, democratic citizenship, and the conduct of inquiry. The chapters combine detailed engagements with the history and development of pragmatism with original argumentation aimed at a philosophical audience beyond pragmatism.

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