John J Stuhr

No Professor's Lectures Can Save Us

William James's Pragmatism, Radical Empiricism, and Pluralism

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Produktbeschreibung

In No Professor's Lectures Can Save Us, John J. Stuhr utilizes the thought of American philosopher and psychologist William James to develop an original world view that addresses both enduring philosophical problems and contemporary cultural issues.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hurst & Co.
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. November 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 237mm x 156mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 463g
• ISBN-13: 9780197664636
• ISBN-10: 0197664636
• Artikelnr.: 66174516

Autorenporträt

John J. Stuhr is Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and American Studies at Emory University. He has held faculty positions at Vanderbilt, Pennsylvania State University, University of Oregon, and Whitman College and visiting appointments in Freiburg, Germany and Melbourne, Australia. Specializing in 19th- and 20th-century American and European philosophy, ethics, and politics, he is the author or editor of a dozen books and over 100 scholarly articles and book chapters. He is Editor of the Journal of Speculative Philosophy, Series Editor of American Philosophy, and Founding Director of the American Philosophies Forum.

Inhaltsangabe

* Acknowledgments
* Abbreviations of The Works of William James
* Introduction
* Chapter 1: Possibilities, Faith, and Action: Redeeming the Wild
Universe through The Will to Believe
* Chapter 2: Avoiding Old-Fogeyism: Plasticity, Habits of Genius, and
Acts of Greatness
* Chapter 3: More Inclusive Ideals: Ethical Lives After Old-Fashioned
Moral Philosophy
* Chapter 4: The Political Philosopher and the Political Life
* Chapter 5: The Temperament of Pragmatism
* Chapter 6: Everything Here Is Plastic: Radical Empiricism and Worlds
of Relations
* Chapter 7: Pluralism Unconcluded
* Works Cited
* Index