Pragmatism and realism /
Will, Frederick L.,
Pragmatism and realism / Frederick L. Will ; edited by Kenneth R. Westphal ; with a foreword by Alasdair MacIntyre - New York: London : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, INC., c 1997 - lxiii, 205 pages ; 24 cm - Studies in epistemology and cognitive theory . - Studies in epistemology and cognitive theory (Unnumbered) .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-199) and index
Foreword / Alasdair MacIntyre -- 1. Thoughts and Things -- 2. Truth and Correspondence -- 3. The Concern About Truth -- 4. The Rational Governance of Practice -- 5. Reason, Social Practice, and Scientific Realism -- 6. Reason and Tradition -- 7. Rules and Subsumption: Mutative Aspects of Logical Processes -- 8. Pragmatic Rationality -- 9. Philosophic Governance of Norms
When historians of philosophy turn to the work of distinguished philosopher Frederick L. Will, Pragmatism and Realism will be an important part of the discussion. In this collection of nine essays, Will demonstrates that a social account of human knowledge is consistent with, and ultimately requires, realism. A timely contribution to the current debate, the book culminates in a naturalistic account of the generation, assessment, and revision of cognitive, moral, and social norms. It is written clearly enough for undergraduates, and includes a critical introduction by the editor discussing the bearing of Will's views on current debates among analytic epistemologists, philosophers of science, and moral theorists
0847683494 9780847683499 0847683508 9780847683505
96032048
Knowledge, Theory of.
Pragmatism.
Realism.
Truth.
B945.W49 / P73 1997
ARCH YNDC 191 W689P
Pragmatism and realism / Frederick L. Will ; edited by Kenneth R. Westphal ; with a foreword by Alasdair MacIntyre - New York: London : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, INC., c 1997 - lxiii, 205 pages ; 24 cm - Studies in epistemology and cognitive theory . - Studies in epistemology and cognitive theory (Unnumbered) .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-199) and index
Foreword / Alasdair MacIntyre -- 1. Thoughts and Things -- 2. Truth and Correspondence -- 3. The Concern About Truth -- 4. The Rational Governance of Practice -- 5. Reason, Social Practice, and Scientific Realism -- 6. Reason and Tradition -- 7. Rules and Subsumption: Mutative Aspects of Logical Processes -- 8. Pragmatic Rationality -- 9. Philosophic Governance of Norms
When historians of philosophy turn to the work of distinguished philosopher Frederick L. Will, Pragmatism and Realism will be an important part of the discussion. In this collection of nine essays, Will demonstrates that a social account of human knowledge is consistent with, and ultimately requires, realism. A timely contribution to the current debate, the book culminates in a naturalistic account of the generation, assessment, and revision of cognitive, moral, and social norms. It is written clearly enough for undergraduates, and includes a critical introduction by the editor discussing the bearing of Will's views on current debates among analytic epistemologists, philosophers of science, and moral theorists
0847683494 9780847683499 0847683508 9780847683505
96032048
Knowledge, Theory of.
Pragmatism.
Realism.
Truth.
B945.W49 / P73 1997
ARCH YNDC 191 W689P