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John Ryder - The Things in Heaven and Earth: An Essay in Pragmatic Naturalism - 9780823244683 - V9780823244683
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The Things in Heaven and Earth: An Essay in Pragmatic Naturalism

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Description for The Things in Heaven and Earth: An Essay in Pragmatic Naturalism Hardback. Argues for the philosophical value and usefulness of pragmatic naturalism Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.

The Things in Heaven and Earth develops and applies the American philosophical naturalist tradition of the mid–20th century, specifically the work of three of the most prominent figures of what is called Columbia Naturalism: John Dewey, John Herman Randall Jr., and Justus Buchler. The book argues for the philosophical value and usefulness of this underappreciated tradition for a number of contemporary theoretical and practical issues, such as the modernist/postmodernist divide and debates over philosophical constructivism.
Pragmatic naturalism offers a distinctive ontology of constitutive relations. Relying on Buchler’s ordinal ontology and on the relationality implicit in Dewey’s instrumentalism, the book ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Series
American Philosophy
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780823244683
SKU
V9780823244683
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About John Ryder
John Ryder is Professor of Philosophy and Deputy Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at the American University of Ras Al Khaimah (United Arab Emirates). He is the author of Interpreting America: Russian and Soviet Studies of the History of American Thought and co-editor of The Blackwell Guide to American Philosophy.

Reviews for The Things in Heaven and Earth: An Essay in Pragmatic Naturalism
"This is a work of profound scholarship and original philosophy. The author obviously has command of a wide range of theoretical and practical resources-including not only philosophy, its history and American philosophy in particular, but, also, the arts, the natural and social sciences, and political theory. He makes effective use of this vast arsenal of resources to advance his perspective ... Read more

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