A Companion to Pragmatism provides a comprehensive and current overview of one of the most vibrant and exciting fields of philosophy today. This volume of 38 predominantly new essays demonstrates understanding of the classical figures and their philosophies, while also displaying pragmatism as a living force in philosophy, producing original thought indebted to the founders. A Companion to Pragmatism is unique in its depth and breadth of coverage. It is an invaluable resource for anyone wishing to learn about the history and current thought of pragmatism.
John R. Shook is Vice President for Research and Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Inquiry, and Research Associate in Philosophy at the University at Buffalo. He is author of Dewey's Empirical Theory of Knowledge and Reality (2000), editor of Pragmatic Naturalism and Realism (2003), and editor of the Dictionary of Modern American Philosophers (2005). He is also co-editor of the journal Contemporary Pragmatism. Joseph Margolis is Laura H. Carnell Professor of Philosophy at Temple University. His recent books include The Flux of History and the Flux of Science (1993), Historied Thought, Constructed World: A Conceptual Primer for the Turn of the Millennium (1995), Interpretation Radical but Not Unruly: The New Puzzle of the Arts and History (1995), and Reinventing Pragmatism: American Philosophy at the End of the Twentieth Century (2002).
List of Contributors. Preface. Notes on Abbreviations. Introduction: Pragmatism, Retrospective, and Prospective: Joseph Margolis (Temple University). Section I: Major Figures. 1. Charles Sanders Peirce: Vincent Colapietro (Pennsylvania State University). 2. William James: Ellen Kappy Suckiel (University of California, Santa Cruz). 3. F. C. S. Schiller and European Pragmatists: John Shook (Oklahoma State University). 4. John Dewey: Philip W. Jackson (University of Chicago). 5. George H. Mead: Gary Cook (Beloit College). 6. Jane Addams: Marilyn Fischer (University of Dayton). 7. Alain Locke: Leonard Harris (Purdue University). 8. C. I. Lewis: Murray Murphey (University of Pennsylvania). 9. W. V. Quine: Roger Gibson (Washington University). 10. Hilary Putnam: Harvey Cormier (SUNY at Stony Brook). 11. Jürgen Habermas: Joseph Heath (University of Toronto). 12. Richard Rorty: Kai Nielsen (Concordia University). Section II: Transforming Philosophy. 13. Not Cynicism, but Synechism: Lessons From Peirce: Susan Haack (University of Miami). 14. Peirce and Cartesian Rationalism: Douglas Anderson (Pennsylvania State University). 15. James, Empiricism, and Absolute Idealism: Timothy Sprigge (University of Edinburgh). 16. Hegel and Realism: Kenneth Westphal (University of East Anglia). 17. Dewey, Dualism, and Naturalism: Tom Alexander (Southern Illinois University at Carbondale). 18. Expressivism and Mead's Social Self: Mitchell Aboulafia (Pennsylvania State University). 19. Marxism and Critical Theory: Paulo Ghiraldelli, Jr. (Santa Marcelina College of Arts, Brazil). 20. Philosophical Hermeneutics: David Vessey (University of Chicago). 21. Analytic Philosophy: Bjørn T. Ramberg (University of Oslo). 22. Feminism: Shannon Sullivan (Pennsylvania State University). 23. Pluralism, Relativism, and Historicism: Joseph Margolis (Temple University). 24. Experience as Freedom: John McDermott (Texas A&M University). Section III: Culture and Nature. 25. Pragmatism as Anti-Authoritarianism: Richard Rorty (Stanford University). 26. Intelligence and Ethics: Hilary Putnam (Harvard University). 27. Democracy and Value Inquiry: Ruth Anna Putnam (Wellesley College). 28. Liberal Democracy: Robert Westbrook (University of Rochester). 29. Pluralism and Deliberative Democracy: Judith Green (Fordham University). 30. Philosophy as Education: Jim Garrison (Virginia Tech University). 31. Creativity and Society: Hans Joas (Universität Erfurt) and Erkki Kilpinen (University of Helsinki). 32. Religious Empiricism and Naturalism: Nancy Frankenberry (Dartmouth College). 33. Aesthetics: Richard Shusterman (Florida Atlantic University). 34. Aesthetic Experience and the Neurobiology of Inquiry: Jay Schulkin (Georgetown University). 35. Cognitive Science: Mark Johnson (University of Oregon). 36. Inquiry, Deliberation, and Method: Isaac Levi (Columbia University). 37. Pragmatic Idealism and Metaphysical Realism: Nicholas Rescher (University of Pittsburgh). 38. Scientific Realism, Antirealism, and Empiricism: Cheryl Misak (University of Toronto). Name Index. Subject Index
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