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Peirce's Scientific Metaphysics is the first book devoted to understanding Charles Sanders Peirce's (1839-1914) metaphysics from the perspective of the scientific questions that motivated his thinking. While offering a detailed account of the scientific ideas and theories essential for understanding Peirce's metaphysical system, this book is written in a manner accessible to the non-specialist.

Opposing the traditional view of James as fragmented or populist, Cooper explores the metaphysical levels of pure experience and that of science and everyday life in his writings in order to argue that there is a systematic philosophy to be found in James's work.

Considered by many to be one of the greatest 20th-century philosophers of religion and metaphysicians, Charles Hartshorne (1897-2000) also addressed questions of aesthetics throughout his career. This study offers a detailed explication of Hartshorne's aesthetic theory and its wider context.

Provides a comparative examination of the philosophies of Wittgenstein and Santayana.

In this volume Hildebrand asks two questions: first, how faithful are the neopragmatists' reformulations of classical pragmatism (particularly Deweyan pragmatism); and, second, and more significantly, can their neopragmatism work?

An exposition of the birth and consistent growth of Dewey's commitment to an idealistic theory of knowledge in the context of a naturalistic empiricism.

A study of John William Miller's radical revision of the idealistic tradition. Vincent Colapietro situates Miller's powerful but neglected corpus not only in reference to Continental European philosophy but also to paradigmatic figures in American culture like Lincoln, Emerson, Thoreau and James.

In this contribution to moral theory, Todd Lekan argues for a pragmatist conception of morality as an evolving, educational and fallible practice. Drawing on the work of John Dewey, he asserts that moral norms are not timeless truths or subjective whims, but habits transmitted through practices.

This text, written in the spirit of William James, urges an appreciation of the intensely personal character of spiritual transcendence. Jamesian transcendence, according to author Phil Oliver, seeks to reconcile individual growth with social responsibility.

Defining an ""emphatic"" as an intrusion that alters the import of what it intrudes on, Weiss sets the stage for an exquisitely systematic, speculative study of the major themes confronting modern metaphysics.

Richard McKeon (1900-1985) is considered by those familiar with his work to be among the most important of all 20th-century philosophers. This work brings McKeon to the attention of contemporary philsosophers and students, whilst also putting his theories into practice.

Ryder makes available to English-speaking readers Russian views of the full range of American philosophical thought, from 17th century Puritanism through the colonial and revolutionary periods, 19th century idealism, pragmatism, naturalism and other 20th century movements and figures.

In this work, Patrick Shade makes a strong argument for the necessity of hope in a cynical world that too often rejects it as foolish. Using a variety of examples, he presents a theory rooted in the pragmatic thought of such American philosophers as C.S. Peirce, William James and John Dewey.