Pragmatist Philosophy of History (eBook)

Marnie Binder (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2022
156 Seiten
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-7936-5372-7 (ISBN)

Infos

The topic of history was not a principal theme of the classical American Pragmatists, but in this book Marnie Binder presents the case for a pragmatist philosophy of history, examining supporting material from William James, John Dewey, F.C.S. Schiller, C.S. Peirce, George Herbert Mead, and Jane Addams. While the thinkers explored here have significant differences among themselves, together they provide distinct contributions to a fuller picture of what guides our selective memory and our present attention, and they indicate how this is all maintained via confirmation in the future. Philosophy needs history to help clarify meanings and concepts; part of the methodology of pragmatism is derived from history, as it is attested over time. History needs philosophy to critically analyze historical data; pragmatic interests influence how we study and record history. A Pragmatist Philosophy of History, therefore, provides a rich context for a method that brings the two disciplines together.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.1.2023
• Reihe/Serie: American Philosophy Series
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Geschichte der Philosophie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie der Neuzeit
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften
• Schlagworte: American Philosophy • George Herbert Mead • Historiography • Jane Addams • John Dewey • Philosophy of History • Pragmatism • William James
• ISBN-10: 1-7936-5372-0 / 1793653720
• ISBN-13: 978-1-7936-5372-7 / 9781793653727