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December, 2015 |
Action, Belief and InquiryPragmatist Perspectives on Science, Society and ReligionEdited by Ulf Zackariasson Nordic Studies in Pragmatism 3 |
Description
This volume collects together contributions from Nordic philosophers and scientists, illuminating the relevance of pragmatist notions and arguments in debates in philosophy of science, epistemology, philosophy of language, logic, ontology, ethics and metaethics, sociology, political philosophy and philosophy of religion. At the same time it provides an overview of key Nordic advances and debates in these areas of inquiry.
Full contents
Chapters
Part I - Democracy
- 1. Minimal Meliorism: Finding a Balance between Conservative and Progressive Pragmatism
Mats Bergman
- 2. John Dewey and Democratic Participation under Modern Condition
Torjus Midtgarden
- 3. Democracy and the Problem of Pluralism: John Dewey Revisited
Jón Ólafsson
Part II - Normativity
- 4. Pragmatism, Objectivity and Normative Realism
Henrik Rydenfelt
- 5. Naturalism and Normativity in Pragmatism
Pentti Määttänen
Part III - Religion
- 6. A Skeptical Pragmatic Engagement with Skeptical Theism
Ulf Zackariasson
- 7. Objectivity in Pragmatist Philosophy of Religion
Sami Pihlström
Part IV - Action and Habit
- 8. Habit, Action, and Knowledge from the Pragmatist Perspective
Erkki Kilpinen
- 9. On the Concepts of Trans-action and Intra-action
Matz Hammarström
- 10. Pragmatism as an Attitude
Frank Martela
Part V - Inquiry
- 11. On Why’s, How’s, and What’s—Why What’s Matter
Margareta Bertilsson
- 12. Deweyan Approaches to Abduction?
Sami Paavola
- 13. The Role of Intuition in Inquiry
Lauri Järvilehto
Part VI - Ontology and Meaning
- 14. Method and Metaphysics: Pragmatist Doubts
Bjørn Ramberg
- 15. On Quine’s Pragmatic Conception of Ontology
Heikki J. Koskinen
- 16. Davidson versus Chomsky: The Case of Shared Language
Jonathan Knowles
