A Companion to Pragmatism

Copyright © 2006 by Blackwell Publishing Ltd

A Companion to Pragmatism

Editor(s): John R. Shook, Joseph Margolis

Published Online: 26 NOV 2007

Print ISBN: 9781405116213

Online ISBN: 9780470997079

DOI: 10.1002/9780470997079

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A Companion to Pragmatism, comprised of 38 newly commissioned essays, provides comprehensive coverage of one of the most vibrant and exciting fields of philosophy today.


  • Unique in depth and coverage of classical figures and their philosophies as well as pragmatism as a living force in philosophy.
  • Chapters include discussions on philosophers such as John Dewey, Jürgen Habermas and Hilary Putnam.

Table of contents

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      Frontmatter (pages i–xii)

    1. Introduction: Pragmatism, Retrospective, and Prospective (pages 1–10)

      Joseph Margolis

  3. Part I: Major Figures

    1. Chapter 1

      Charles Sanders Peirce (pages 13–29)

      Vincent M. Colapietro

    2. Chapter 2

      William James (pages 30–43)

      Ellen Kappy Suckiel

    3. Chapter 3

      F. C. S. Schiller and European Pragmatism (pages 44–53)

      John R. Shook

    4. Chapter 4

      John Dewey (pages 54–66)

      Philip W. Jackson

    5. Chapter 5

      George Herbert Mead (pages 67–78)

      Gary A. Cook

    6. Chapter 6

      Jane Addams (pages 79–86)

      Marilyn Fischer

    7. Chapter 7

      Alain L. Locke (pages 87–93)

      Leonard Harris

    8. Chapter 8

      C. I. Lewis (pages 94–100)

      Murray G. Murphey

    9. Chapter 9

      W. V. Quine (pages 101–107)

      Roger F. Gibson

    10. Chapter 10

      Hilary Putnam (pages 108–119)

      Harvey J. Cormier

    11. Chapter 11

      Jürgen Habermas (pages 120–126)

      Joseph M. Heath

    12. Chapter 12

      Richard Rorty (pages 127–138)

      Kai Nielsen

  4. Part II: Transforming Philosophy

    1. Chapter 13

      Not Cynicism, but Synechism: Lessons from Classical Pragmatism (pages 141–153)

      Susan Haack

    2. Chapter 14

      Peirce and Cartesian Rationalism (pages 154–165)

      Douglas R. Anderson

    3. Chapter 15

      James, Empiricism, and Absolute Idealism (pages 166–176)

      Timothy L. S. Sprigge

    4. Chapter 16

      Hegel and Realism (pages 177–183)

      Kenneth R. Westphal

    5. Chapter 17

      Dewey, Dualism, and Naturalism (pages 184–192)

      Thomas M. Alexander

    6. Chapter 18

      Expressivism and Mead's Social Self (pages 193–201)

      Mitchell Aboulafia

    7. Chapter 19

      Marxism and Critical Theory (pages 202–208)

      Paulo Ghiraldelli

    8. Chapter 20

      Philosophical Hermeneutics (pages 209–214)

      David Vessey

    9. Chapter 21

      Language, Mind, and Naturalism in Analytic Philosophy (pages 215–231)

      Bjørn T. Ramberg

    10. Chapter 22

      Feminism (pages 232–238)

      Shannon W. Sullivan

    11. Chapter 23

      Pluralism, Relativism, and Historicism (pages 239–248)

      Joseph Margolis

    12. Chapter 24

      Experience as Freedom (pages 249–253)

      John J. McDermott

    13. Chapter 25

      Pragmatism as Anti-authoritarianism (pages 257–266)

      Richard Rorty

  5. Part III: Culture and Nature

    1. Chapter 26

      Intelligence and Ethics (pages 267–277)

      Hilary Putnam

    2. Chapter 27

      Democracy and Value Inquiry (pages 278–289)

      Ruth Anna Putnam

    3. Chapter 28

      Liberal Democracy (pages 290–300)

      Robert B. Westbrook

    4. Chapter 29

      Pluralism and Deliberative Democracy: A Pragmatist Approach (pages 301–316)

      Judith M. Green

    5. Chapter 30

      Philosophy as Education (pages 317–322)

      Jim Garrison

    6. Chapter 31

      Creativity and Society (pages 323–335)

      Hans Joas and Erkki Kilpinen

    7. Chapter 32

      Religious Empiricism and Naturalism (pages 336–351)

      Nancy K. Frankenberry

    8. Chapter 33

      Aesthetics (pages 352–360)

      Richard Shusterman

    9. Chapter 34

      Aesthetic Experience and the Neurobiology of Inquiry (pages 361–368)

      Jay Schulkin

    10. Chapter 35

      Cognitive Science (pages 369–377)

      Mark Johnson

    11. Chapter 36

      Inquiry, Deliberation, and Method (pages 378–385)

      Isaac Levi

    12. Chapter 37

      Pragmatic Idealism and Metaphysical Realism (pages 386–397)

      Nicholas Rescher

    13. Chapter 38

      Scientific Realism, Anti-Realism, and Empiricism (pages 398–409)

      Cheryl J. Misak

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      Name Index (pages 410–419)

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      Subject Index (pages 420–431)

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