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Pragmatism in Philosophical Inquiry

Theoretical Considerations and Case Studies

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Authors:
  1. Nicholas Rescher

    1. Department of Philosophy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA

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  • Provides a unique insight into philosophy by one of its principal contemporary exponents
  • Gives a clear and comprehensive account of how pragmatism figures on the contemporary philosophical scene
  • A series of case studies shows how pragmatism's methodological perspectives can be applied and implemented in a wide variety of practices
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Philosophy (BRIEFSPHILOSOPH)

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Functionally Contextual Pragmatism

    • Nicholas Rescher
    Pages 1-27

  3. Pragmatism in Transition

    • Nicholas Rescher
    Pages 29-43

  4. Pragmatic Procedure

    • Nicholas Rescher
    Pages 45-55

  5. Implementing Pragmatism

    • Nicholas Rescher
    Pages 57-120

  6. Pragmatism and Practical Rationality

    • Nicholas Rescher
    Pages 121-129

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 131-135
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About this book

This book showcases the history and theory of pragmatism and its alignment to the sensibilities of contemporary analytic philosophy. It does this not only by describing its mode of operation and explaining its legitimating rationale, but also by substantiating its claims by a series of instructive case studies. 

The unifying insight of this approach is that the natural criterion of merit within any goal-oriented enterprise—be its orientation practical or cognitive—pivots on its contribution to the effective and efficient realization of the aims at issue. The aim of this volume is to describe and illustrate this broadened conception of pragmatism as a far-reaching and many-sided approach to philosophical inquiry. Theoretical considering apart, it offers a variety of case studies to illustrate the range and fertility of this approach.



Nicholas Rescher has published extensively on the history and theory of pragmatism and on its alignment to the sensibilities of contemporary analytic philosophy over the last 30 years. 

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Philosophy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA

    Nicholas Rescher

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Pragmatism in Philosophical Inquiry

  • Book Subtitle: Theoretical Considerations and Case Studies

  • Authors: Nicholas Rescher

  • Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Philosophy

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-30903-3

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Author(s) 2016

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-30902-6Published: 02 June 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-30903-3Published: 24 May 2016

  • Series ISSN: 2211-4548

  • Series E-ISSN: 2211-4556

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 135

  • Number of Illustrations: 16 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Philosophy of Language, Pragmatics

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