Pragmatism as Post-Postmodernism

Hickman

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Larry A. Hickman presents John Dewey as very much at home in the busy mix of contemporary philosophy-as a thinker whose work now, more than fifty years after his death, still furnishes fresh insights into cutting-edge philosophical debates. Hickman argues that it is precisely the rich, pluralistic mix of contemporary philosophical discourse, with its competing research programs in French-inspired postmodernism, phenomenology, Critical Theory, Heidegger studies, analytic philosophy, and neopragmatism-all busily engaging, challenging, and informing one another-that invites renewed examination of Dewey's central ideas.Hickman offers a Dewey who both anticipated some of the central insights of French-inspired postmodernism and, if he were alive today, would certainly be one of its most committed critics, a Dewey who foresaw some of the most trenchant problems associated with fostering global citizenship, and a Dewey whose core ideas are often at odds with those of some of his most ardent neopragmatist interpreters.In the trio of essays that launch this book, Dewey is an observer and critic of some of the central features of French-inspired postmodernism and its American cousin, neopragmatism. In the next four, Dewey enters into dialogue with contemporary critics of technology, including Jrgen Habermas, Andrew Feenberg, and Albert Borgmann. The next two essays establish Dewey as an environmental philosopher of the first rank-a worthy conversation partner for Holmes Ralston, III, Baird Callicott, Bryan G. Norton, and Aldo Leopold. The concluding essays provide novel interpretations of Dewey's views of religious belief, the psychology of habit, philosophical anthropology, and what he termed "the epistemology industry."

Sujets

• Western philosophy
• Philosophie et théologie

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• Publié par: Fordham University Press
• Date de parution: 29 janvier 2019
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780823285167
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Lessons from John Dewey

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Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction

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P   . P            Classical Pragmatism: Waiting at the End of the Road

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Pragmatism, Postmodernism, and Global Citizenship

Classical Pragmatism, Postmodernism, and Neopragmatism

P   . T         Classical Pragmatism and Communicative Action: Jürgen Habermas

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From Critical Theory to Pragmatism: Andrew Feenberg

A NeoHeideggerian Critique of Technology: Albert Borgmann

Doing and Making in a Democracy: John Dewey

P   . T E          Nature as Culture: John Dewey and Aldo Leopold Green Pragmatism: Reals without Realism, Ideals without Idealism

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What Was Dewey’s Magic Number?

Cultivating a Common Faith: Dewey’s Religion

Beyond the Epistemology Industry: Dewey’s Theory of Inquiry

TheHomo FaberDebate in Dewey and Max Scheler

Productive Pragmatism: Habits as Artifacts in Peirce and Dewey

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or the most part, the essays in this volume were written with the F aim of extending the reach of John Dewey’s insights into areas where they have so far had little or no recognition. The underlying claim is that his work still offers much that is fresh, and that when properly understood, it is capable of making important contributions to contemporary philosophical debates. Following the practice advised by the fifteenth edition of theChi cago Manual of Style(section.), I have capitalized Pragmatism and its cognates throughout ‘‘to distinguish them from the generic words used in everyday speech.’’ I have done the same for Instrumentalism and its cognates. References to John Dewey’s works are to the standard (print) edi tion,The Collected Works of John Dewey,–, edited by. Jo Ann Boydston (Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press,–) and published in three series asThe Early Works(EW),The Middle Works(MW), andThe Later Works(LW). These designations are fol lowed by volume and page number. ‘‘LW.,’’ for example, refers toThe Later Works, volume, page. An electronic edition, based on the print edition, is available from the InteLex Corporation, Char lottesville, Virginia. The electronic edition preserves the line and page breaks of the print edition. Special thanks are due to James Downhour for the diligence and patience that he brought to the preparation of the typescript for this volume. Special thanks, also, to the entire staff of the Center for Dewey Studies: James Downhour, Barbara Levine, Michael McNally,

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Paula McNally, Karen Mylan, and Harriet Simon for the energy and care they bring to the task of collecting and editing the research mate rials that make volumes of this type possible. During the final stages of the preparation of this volume, I received the sad news that Richard Rorty had passed away. In several of the following chapters I have taken issue with Rorty’s reading of Dewey, and even argued that his version of neopragmatism did not always avail itself of the full range of philosophical tools that the classical Pragmatists offered us. Nevertheless, I think it important to point out that during the last quarter of the twentieth century American Pragmatism broadly con ceived, as a way of thinking about the complex problems and pros pects of human life, had no more dedicated champion than Richard Rorty. If there is to be a Rorty biography, I hope it will tell the story of his many efforts to place Dewey’s books in places where they were greatly needed. For more than twenty years, Richard Rorty was a ded icated supporter and friend of the Center for Dewey Studies. He will be missed.

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