Pragmatic Reason Christopher Hookway and the American Philosophical Tradition

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Synopsis

Christopher Hookway has been influential in promoting engagement with pragmatist and naturalist perspectives from classical and contemporary American philosophy. This book reflects on Hookway’s work on the American philosophical tradition and its significance for contemporary discussions of the understanding of mind, meaning, knowledge, and value.
Hookway’s original and extensive studies of Charles S. Peirce have made him among the most admired and frequently referenced of Peirce’s interpreters. His work on classical American pragmatism has explored the philosophies of William James, John Dewey, and Josiah Royce, and examined the influence of pragmatist ideas outside of the United States. Additionally, Hookway has participated in a number of celebrated exchanges with some of the most high-profile figures of twentieth- and twenty-first-century philosophy, including Karl-Otto Apel, Philip Pettit, Hilary Putnam, and W.V.O. Quine, through which his treatments of a large range of topics in epistemology and the philosophies of mind and language have been developed and promoted. The chapters in this book—which include contributions from several of Hookway’s former students and colleagues—include studies of Hookway’s engagement with the works of Peirce, James, and Dewey, his contributions to virtue epistemology, and his discussions of hope and pragmatist metaphysics.
Pragmatic Reason will be of interest to researchers and advanced students working on American philosophy, the history of analytic philosophy, and epistemology.

Book details

Series:
Routledge Studies in American Philosophy
Author:
Robert B. Talisse, Paniel Reyes Cárdenas, Daniel Herbert
ISBN:
9781000858181
Related ISBNs:
9780367756871, 9781003165699, 9780367761462
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Pages:
288
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2023-03-23
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2023
Copyright by:
selection and editorial matter, Robert B. Talisse, Paniel Reyes Cárdenas, and Daniel Herbert 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Philosophy