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William James, Charles Peirce, and American Pragmatism
- Letto da: Lynn Redgrave
- Durata: 2 ore
- Categorie: Politica e Scienze sociali, Filosofia
Sintesi dell'editore
The World of Philosophy series is a dramatic presentation, in understandable language, of the concerns, questions, interests, and overall outlook of the world's great philosophers and philosophical traditions. Special emphasis on clear and relevant explanations gives you a new arsenal of insights toward living a better life.
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Cosa pensano gli ascoltatori di William James, Charles Peirce, and American Pragmatism
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Generale5 out of 5 stars
- Dennis
- 24/02/2007
A nice little introduction
My one complaint about this book is that the reader for Peirce sounds consistently angry. Knowing a little about Peirce's personality, that may not be inaccurate, but it could easily obscure the message of his words. In fact, Peirce's language is often refreshingly clear while ocassionally and paradoxically bordering on the poetic. That said, this little book gives plenty of space to Peirce who, while little known to most laymen, is considered by many professionals as the most original and influential of American philosophers. This is an entertaining and illuminating introduction and likely to lead to a desire to know more.
10 people found this helpful
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Generale4 out of 5 stars
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Lettura4 out of 5 stars
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Storia4 out of 5 stars
- philosopher65
- 15/01/2013
Good introduction
American Pragmatism is one of the greatly misunderstood philosophical ideas. This particular introduction does a fine job of explaining both the historical and intellectual background. Some very important areas of pragmatism are cleared up in this work.
3 people found this helpful
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Generale4 out of 5 stars
- Gare
- 08/02/2009
The source for anti-idealism...
A painless introduction to the primarily American philosophy of "the smell test". In brief "ideas must stand the practical scrutiny of rational people...despite historic dogma.
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Generale5 out of 5 stars
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Lettura4 out of 5 stars
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Storia3 out of 5 stars
- nonrachitect
- 02/03/2021
A good companion to The Metaphysical Club
I’d also read Louis Menand’s classic to get the sense of what’s going on in the minds of these great people. They’re way ahead of their time and had successfully established great sets of ideas to help us think. In the age of confusing cultural norms, we need to be able to think so this book is appropriate for today’s circumstances.
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Generale5 out of 5 stars
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Lettura5 out of 5 stars
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Storia5 out of 5 stars
- w. paul weeg
- 18/11/2020
excellent
i am fully addicted to this short survey of... series. it's really maybe the best that i know of. and brah - VOE, Lynn Redgrave!
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Generale3 out of 5 stars
- David
- 09/01/2013
A good narrative account, lacking real depth.
I enjoyed this title and I think if it had been a radio broadcast I would have been very pleased with it. However, I expect a little more from a published (audio)book and was a little disappointed with the lack of depth in terms of the actual philosophy of Peirce and James themselves. Dewey was mentioned a great deal but again his take is summarised rather than really developed. Not a bad title, just not a great one. Still, probably worth two hours; though there's not much new in it if you're already familiar with either thinker. Could be a good one to recommend to students.