Lawrence E Cahoone

The Ends of Philosophy

Pragmatism, Foundationalism and Postmodernism

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book engages the confrontation between the foundationalist aims of traditional philosophy, the postmodern critique, and the pragmatic attempt to maintain a form of non-foundational inquiry. Through readings of the work of Peirce, Nietzsche, Wittgenstein, Buchler, Derrida, Rorty, and others, the author examines the nature and scope of philosophical knowledge.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 448
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. April 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 628g
• ISBN-13: 9780631234050
• ISBN-10: 0631234055
• Artikelnr.: 21223393

Autorenporträt

Lawrence E. Cahoone is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the College of the Holy Cross. He is author of The Dilemma of Modernity (1989) and Civil Society: The Conservative Meaning of Liberal Politics (Blackwell 2002), and editor of From Modernism to Postmodernism (Second edition, Blackwell 2002).

Inhaltsangabe

Preface.

Abbreviations.

Introduction.

1. The Question of Philosophy.

2. Realism and Philosophical Knowledge.

3. Peirce's (Anti) Realism.

4. Nonfoundational Realism.

5. Nietzsche's Naturalistic Epistemology.

6. Wittgenstein's Social Relativism.

7. Buchler's Objective Relativism.

8. Derrida's Semiotic Relativism.

9. Rorty's Antiphilosophical Pragmatism.

10. The Ends of Philosophy.

Conclusion.

Notes.

Bibliography.

Index.

Rezensionen

"The Ends of Philosophy has an ambitious project, anengaging philosophical seriousness, wonderful metaphilosophicalremarks, and terrific historical chapters. The chapter on Peirce'sphilosophy is, perhaps, the very best discussion I have seen. Thisis not to say I agreed with all of it - I did not agree withthe criticism of me! - but I was impressed by all of it,including the unexpectedly poignant and modest conclusion."Hilary Putnam, Harvard University

"Cahoone is acutely aware of the problem of self-referentialityin philosophy. The problem especially plagues relativism because,if truth is relative to an inquirer or to a context, then so is theclaim that this is so. Cahoone shows that all forms of anti-realismmust affirm some form of relativism, even naturalism andpragmatism. This argument is often put forward more for its displayof logical acumen than as a serious way to probe the strengths andlimitations of a position. Cahoone has the latter purpose. Hedevelops his arguments judiciously, and is so successful in makinghis point that he can turn this critique upon himself with apositive result. This is one of the notable accomplishments of thebook." George Allan, Dickinson College