Ethics and Philosophical Critique in William James

2015. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-137-54177-2
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 291 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 4827 g

Marchetti offers a revisionist account of James's contribution to moral thought in the light of his pragmatic conception of philosophical activity. He sketches a composite picture of a Jamesian approach to ethics revolving around the key notion and practice of a therapeutic critique of one's ordinary moral convictions and style of moral reasoning.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Marchetti, Sarin

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Westliche Philosophie: 19. Jahrhundert
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Moderne Philosophische Disziplinen Pragmatismus

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction William James, the Moral Philosopher
1. Pragmatism, Therapy, and the Moral Life
2. Questioning Moral Theory and the Shape of Ethics
3. The Life of the Mind and the Practices of the Self
4. Truth, Experience, and the World Re-Enchanted
5. Ethical Conduct and Political Activity
Conclusion The Seeds of a Revolution in Moral Philosophy
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Sarin Marchetti is Assistant Professor at Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy. He has written on ethics, metaphilosophy, pragmatism, and the history of analytic philosophy.