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This edited collection explores the philosophy of C.I. Lewis through two major concepts that are integral to his conceptual pragmatism: the a priori and the given. The essays in this volume probe Lewis's new account of the relation between the a priori and the given in dialogue with other notable figures in twentieth-century philosophy.

This is the first volume devoted exclusively to the practical philosophy of Wilfrid Sellars. It features original essays by leading Sellars scholars that examine his ethical theory, his theory of practical reasoning, and his theory of intentional agency.

This book demonstrates that Rorty offers a coherent ethical vision. Its chapters explore his emphasis on the importance of moral imagination, social relations, language, and literature as instrumental for ethical self-transformation as well as for strengthening social hope, which entails work toward a more inclusive and cosmopolitan world.

This book features thirteen essays that critically engage the philosophy of Richard Rorty, with an emphasis on his ethics, epistemology, and politics. They touch on a number of topics, including but not limited to structural injustice, rule-following, Black feminist philosophy, legal pragmatism, moral progress, relativism, and skepticism.

This collection of essays from scholars working in pragmatist and other American traditions considers intersections between American philosophy and work in disability studies.

Richard Rorty was one of the most controversial and influential philosophers of the late twentieth century. McClean re-evaluates Rorty's work in the light of his liberal cosmopolitan outlook, showing how it can be applied to a range of social and political issues.

The aim of this book is to address the relevance of Wilfrid Sellars' philosophy to understanding topics in Buddhist philosophy. The chapters in Part I address questions concerning the two truths, while those in Part II concern issues in epistemology and philosophy of mind.

This book explores the role that American pragmatism played in the development of social philosophy in 20th-century Europe.

This book provides a wide-ranging, systematic, and comprehensive approach to the moral philosophy of John Dewey. It features contributions by some of the most influential Dewey scholars from North America and Europe.

Intentionality is one of the central problems of modern philosophy. How can a thought, action or belief be about something? Sachs draws on the work of Wilfrid Sellars, C I Lewis and Maurice Merleau-Ponty to build a new theory of intentionality that solves many of the problems faced by traditional conceptions.

This collection explores the work of Wilfrid Sellars in relation to other twentieth-century thinkers. It analyzes his thought in light of his influential predecessors, namely Wittgenstein, Carnap, Lewis, Hönigswald, Wilson, and Ajdukiewicz, and his place within the analytic tradition.

This book examines the significance of Peirce's work on perception, iconicity, and diagrammatic thinking. Peirce's theories transform the Aristotelian, Humean, and Kantian paradigms that continue to hold sway today and forge a new path for understanding the centrality of visual thinking in science, education, art, and communication.

The aim of this book is to address the relevance of Wilfrid Sellars' philosophy to understanding topics in Buddhist philosophy. The chapters in Part I address questions concerning the two truths, while those in Part II concern issues in epistemology and philosophy of mind.

This edited collection explores the philosophy of C.I. Lewis through two major concepts that are integral to his conceptual pragmatism: the a priori and the given. The essays in this volume probe Lewis¿s new account of the relation between the a priori and the given in dialogue with other notable figures in twentieth-century philosophy.

This edited volume systematically addresses the connection between Wilfrid Sellars and the history of modern philosophy, exploring both the content and method of this relationship. It intends both to analyze SellarsΓÇÖ position in relation to singular thinkers of the modern tradition, and to inquire into SellarsΓÇÖ understanding of philosophy as a field in reflective and constructive conversation with its past. The chapters in Part I cover SellarsΓÇÖ interpretation and use of Descartes, Leibniz, Hume, Kant, and Hegel. Part II features essays on his relationship with Peirce, Frege, Carnap, Wittgenstein, American pragmatism, behaviorism, and American realism, particularly his father, Roy Wood. Sellars and the History of Modern Philosophy features original contributions by many of the most renowned Sellars scholars throughout the world. It offers an exhaustive survey of SellarsΓÇÖ views on the historical antecedents and meta-philosophical aspects of his thought.

Richard J. Bernstein is a leading exponent of American pragmatism and one of the foremost philosophers of the twentieth century. In this collection he takes a pragmatic approach to specific problems and issues to demonstrate the ongoing importance of this philosophical tradition. Topics under discussion include multiculturalism, political public life, evil and religion. Individual philosophers studied are Kant, Arendt, Rorty, Habermas, Dewey and Trotsky. Each of the sixteen essays, many of which are published here for the first time, offers a way of bridging contemporary philosophical differences. This book will be of interest to scholars of philosophy and those researching social and political theory.

GewirthΓÇÖs theory of human rights has made a major contribution to philosophy. In this edited collection, contributors from a broad range of disciplines discuss the theoretical and practical application of Gewirthian theory to current world issues. Case studies highlight mental health, the LGBT community, intellectual disabilities, global economic inequality, and market instability to provide a truly interdisciplinary study. This important contribution to human rights scholarship provides a platform for further discussion of Gewirthian theory. It will be of interest to those researching moral, legal, and political philosophy, as well as policy makers, social workers, and medical staff.

This book explores the mutual intellectual influences, convergences, and differences between three groundbreaking philosophical traditions: analytic philosophy, phenomenology, and pragmatism.