Plato S Pragmatism

Author : Nicholas R. Baima,Tyler Paytas
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 201 pages
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Release : 2020-12-28
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781000320039

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Plato’s Pragmatism by Nicholas R. Baima,Tyler Paytas Pdf

Plato’s Pragmatism offers the first comprehensive defense of a pragmatist reading of Plato. According to Plato, the ultimate rational goal is not to accumulate knowledge and avoid falsehood but rather to live an excellent human life. The book contends that a pragmatic outlook is present throughout the Platonic corpus. The authors argue that the successful pursuit of a good life requires cultivating certain ethical commitments, and that maintaining these commitments often requires violating epistemic norms. In the course of defending the pragmatist interpretation, the authors present a forceful Platonic argument for the conclusion that the value of truth has its limits, and that what matters most are one’s ethical commitments and the courage to live up to them. Their interpretation has far-reaching consequences in that it reshapes how we understand the relationship between Plato’s ethics and epistemology. Plato’s Pragmatism will appeal to scholars and advanced students of Plato and ancient philosophy. It will also be of interest to those working on current controversies in ethics and epistemology

Author : Nicholas R. Baima,Tyler Paytas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2020-12
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1003137725

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Plato's Pragmatism by Nicholas R. Baima,Tyler Paytas Pdf

"Plato's Pragmatism offers the first comprehensive defense of a pragmatist reading of Plato. According to Plato, the ultimate rational goal is not to accumulate knowledge and avoid falsehood but rather to live an excellent human life. The book contends that a pragmatic outlook is present throughout the Platonic corpus. The authors argue that the successful pursuit of a good life requires cultivating certain ethical commitments, and that maintaining these commitments often requires violating epistemic norms. In the course of defending the pragmatist interpretation, the authors present a forceful Platonic argument for the conclusion that the value of truth has its limits, and that what matters most are one's ethical commitments and the courage to live up to them. Their interpretation has far-reaching consequences in that it reshapes how we understand the relationship between Plato's ethics and epistemology. Plato's Pragmatism will appeal to scholars and advanced students of Plato and ancient philosophy. It will also be of interest to those working on current controversies in ethics and epistemology"--

Author : Danielle S. Allen
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2011-07-11
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781444351910

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Why Plato Wrote by Danielle S. Allen Pdf

Why Plato Wrote argues that Plato was not only the world’s first systematic political philosopher, but also the western world’s first think-tank activist and message man. Shows that Plato wrote to change Athenian society and thereby transform Athenian politics Offers accessible discussions of Plato’s philosophy of language and political theory Selected by Choice as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2011

Author : Paul Schollmeier
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 17 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2006-10-02
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781139458887

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Human Goodness by Paul Schollmeier Pdf

Human Goodness presents an original, pragmatic moral theory that successfully revives and revitalizes the classical Greek concept of happiness. It also includes in-depth discussions of our freedoms, our obligations, and our virtues, as well as adroit comparisons with the moral theories of Kant and Hume. Paul Schollmeier explains that the Greeks define happiness as an activity that we may perform for its own sake. Obvious examples might include telling stories, making music, or dancing. He then demonstrates that we may use the pragmatic method to discover and to define innumerable activities of this kind. Schollmeier's demonstration rests on the modest assumption that our happiness takes not one ideal form, but many empirical forms.

Author : Michael LaFargue
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-28
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781438460260

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Rational Spirituality and Divine Virtue in Plato by Michael LaFargue Pdf

Describes a Platonic personal spirituality based on reason that is readily accessible to people today. Michael LaFargue presents an important and accessible aspect of Plato’s legacy largely overlooked today: a variety of personal spirituality based on reason and centered on virtue. Plato’s Virtue-Forms are transcendent in their goodness, ideals that Platonists can use to improve character and become like God so far as is humanly possible. LaFargue constructs a model of inductive Socratic reasoning capable of acquiring knowledge of these perfect Virtue-Forms, then scales back claims about these Forms to what can be supported by this kind of reasoning. This is a critical theory, but also a pluralistic one that accommodates modern cultural diversity. A how-to chapter provides detailed descriptions of the rules of Socratic reasoning basic to this spirituality, which any interested individual can practice today. LaFargue supports his interpretation by a close reading of the Greek text of key passages in Plato’s dialogues. The work also undertakes a broader philosophical consideration, discussing the philosophical foundations proposed for this Platonism in relation to the thought of G. E. Moore, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Martin Heidegger, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Richard Rorty. Michael LaFargue is former Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, Religious Studies, and Asian Studies at the University of Massachusetts Boston. His books include The Tao of the Tao Te Ching: A Translation and Commentary; Tao and Method: A Reasoned Approach to the Tao Te Ching; and Lao-tzu and the Tao-te-ching, all published by SUNY Press.

Author : Robert Stern
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 447 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2019-10-23
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781351120005

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Idealism and Pragmatism by Robert Stern Pdf

This book explores the complex relationship between the philosophical schools of idealism and pragmatism. Idealism is the older tradition, with roots in Plato and Platonism, and has been developed in a myriad of forms. At heart, it holds that reality is either mind-like, or is contained in the mind. Pragmatism is a newer school, traceable to the work of philosophers such as C.S. Peirce and William James in the mid-nineteenth century. It offers a distinctive account of meaning, knowledge, and metaphysics which stresses our place as agents within the world. While these two schools have often been set at odds with one another, it is increasingly recognized that idealism and pragmatism share some important common ground, and that their respective histories have been intertwined. The contributions to this volume, by leading international scholars, put these debates in a new light by studying the interrelation across a range of thinkers and issues, including Kant, Schelling, Hegel, Royce, Renouvier and Collingwood on the one side, and Peirce, James, Dewey and Brandom on the other. This book was first published as a special issue of the British Journal for the History of Philosophy.

Author : Robert Woolston
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2018-03-19
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1986511650

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The Pragmatic Republic by Robert Woolston Pdf

What does history tell us about applying philosophy to government and statesmanship? In this new text, we'll look to the Ancient Greek city-states and Plato's Republic for insights as well as the late 19th Century American philosophical movement known as Pragmatism. Conceptualizing on these historical and philosophical traditions, The Pragmatic Republic presents an insightful new theory for practical governance and policy.

Author : Andrew Lawless
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780802038098

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Plato's Sun by Andrew Lawless Pdf

In Plato's Sun, Andrew Lawless takes on the challenge of creating an introductory text for philosophy, arguing that such a work has to take into account of the strangeness of the field and divulge it, rather than suppress it beneath traditional certainties and authoritative pronouncements.

Author : Paul Elmer More
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1921
Category : Greece
ISBN : HARVARD:AH5EIG

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The Religion of Plato by Paul Elmer More Pdf

Author : Richard Rorty
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2021-08-17
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780674248915

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Pragmatism as Anti-Authoritarianism by Richard Rorty Pdf

The last book by the eminent American philosopher and public intellectual Richard Rorty, providing the definitive statement of his mature philosophical and political views. Richard RortyÕs Pragmatism as Anti-Authoritarianism is a last statement by one of AmericaÕs foremost philosophers. Here Rorty offers his culminating thoughts on the influential version of pragmatism he began to articulate decades ago in his groundbreaking Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature. Marking a new stage in the evolution of his thought, RortyÕs final masterwork identifies anti-authoritarianism as the principal impulse and virtue of pragmatism. Anti-authoritarianism, on this view, means acknowledging that our cultural inheritance is always open to revision because no authority exists to ascertain the truth, once and for all. If we cannot rely on the unshakable certainties of God or nature, then all we have left to go onÑand argue withÑare the opinions and ideas of our fellow humans. The test of these ideas, Rorty suggests, is relatively simple: Do they work? Do they produce the peace, freedom, and happiness we desire? To achieve this enlightened pragmatism is not easy, though. Pragmatism demands trust. Pragmatism demands that we think and care about what others think and care about, which further requires that we account for othersÕ doubts of and objections to our own beliefs. After all, our own beliefs are as contestable as anyone elseÕs. A supple mind who draws on theorists from John Stuart Mill to Annette Baier, Rorty nonetheless is always an apostle of the concrete. No book offers a more accessible account of RortyÕs utopia of pragmatism, just as no philosopher has more eloquently challenged the hidebound traditions arrayed against the goals of social justice.

Author : Forrest Baird
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1594 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2016-05-23
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781315510156

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Philosophic Classics: From Plato to Derrida by Forrest Baird Pdf

First published in 1961, Forrest E. Baird's revision of Philosophic Classics continues the tradition of providing generations of students with high quality course material. Using the complete works, or where appropriate, complete sections of works, this anthology allows philosophers to speak directly to students. Esteemed for providing the best available translations, Philosophic Classics: From Plato to Derrida, features complete works or complete sections of the most important works by the major thinkers, as well as shorter samples from transitional thinkers.

Author : Chara Kokkiou
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2020-11-13
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781498595834

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Erôs, Song, and Philosophy in Plato by Chara Kokkiou Pdf

Erôs, Song and Philosophy in Plato raises critical issues regarding how Plato treats song and philosophy in erotic contexts in his attempt to rewrite, to some degree, the cultural tradition. A question that seems to be repeatedly raised throughout the Platonic dialogues is why it is precisely song that needs to be put aside before we can start doing philosophy – as a more serious and perfect kind of song. This book highlights the importance of this key thematic clust of beauty,erôs, and song. Chara Kokkiou argues that there is a constant interplay among erotic, musical-poetic and spatial motifs and the way those are incorporated into the very essence of philosophical dialectic is indicative of the unique nature of Plato’s philosophy. Her analysis centers on paiderastiaand mousikos erôs, which, if thoroughly purified, contribute significantly to the composition of Socrates’ portrait as mousikos philosophos. The Socratic philosophical logos displays reformed erotic and song-authorized patterns, such as inspiration and healing. Through a close reading of certain Platonic passages and detailed attention to both choral and mythical motifs in the eschatological myths of Republic and Phaedo, and to the descriptions of locus amoenus in Phaedrus and Laws, Kokkiou demonstrates that Plato, through his painstakingly purged philosophical model, delineates the route towards the creation of a cultural and intellectual ideal. In this way, he establishes a dominant philosophical authority.

Author : Lenore Langsdorf,Andrew R. Smith
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1995-01-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0791422135

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Recovering Pragmatism's Voice by Lenore Langsdorf,Andrew R. Smith Pdf

This book establishes a new paradigm for CAD, expanding computer tools beyond the technical processes of computer-aided design to include the discussion and negotiation which are a necessary complement to developing design ideas, thus introducing the concept that design is fundamentally a social process.

Author : Michael W. Riley
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789401202381

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Plato's Cratylus by Michael W. Riley Pdf

This book explains how the Cratylus, Plato’s apparently meandering and comical dialogue on the correctness of names, makes serious philosophical progress by its notorious etymological digressions. While still a wild ride through a Heraclitean flood of etymologies which threatens to swamp language altogether, the Cratylus emerges as an astonishingly organized evaluation of the power of words.

Author : Rupert Clendon Lodge
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Aesthetics, Ancient
ISBN : 0415225221

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Plato's Theory of Education by Rupert Clendon Lodge Pdf

First Published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.