Pragmatism's evolution organism and environment in American philosophy

Pragmatism's evolution organism and environment in American philosophy

In Pragmatism's Evolution, Trevor Pearce demonstrates that the philosophical tradition of pragmatism owes an enormous debt to specific biological debates in the late 1800s, especially those concerning the role of the environment in development and evolution. Many are familiar with John Dewey�...

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Main Author: Pearce, Trevor
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chicago The University of Chicago Press, 2020.
Subjects:
United States > Intellectual life > 19th century.
Pragmatism.
Evolution.
Philosophy and science > United States.
Philosophy, American > 19th century.
PHILOSOPHY / General.
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Table of Contents:
  • The Metaphysical Club and the Origin of Species
  • Products of the environment : Spencer's challenge
  • Evolution at school : educating a new generation
  • "Hegelianism needs to be Darwinized" : evolution and idealism
  • Weismannism comes to America : the factors of evolution
  • Pragmatist ethics : evolution, experiment, and social progress
  • Pragmatist logic : evolution, experiment, and inquiry
  • Conclusion.

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