Values and powers : : re-reading the philosophical tradition of American pragmatism / / Krzysztof Piotr Skowroński.

• Superior document: Value inquiry book series ; v. 213
• Author: Skowroński, Krzysztof Piotr.
• Place / Publishing House: Amsterdam ;, New York : : Rodopi,, 2009.
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Language: English
• Series: Value Inquiry Book Series 213.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (222 pages).
• Notes: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

This book shows how much and in what sense values are related to powers and powers are related to values in American pragmatism. The proposed re-reading of American pragmatism will facilitate a novel understanding of it as a philosophical movement and, by showing its truly humanistic, democratic, and pro-social character, the stronger impetus for current rethinking of values is being provided.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- VALUES AND POWERS IN A PHILOSOPHICAL CONTEXT -- A PRELUDE TO AMERICAN PRAGMATISM. TRANSCENDENTALISM AS “THE POWER OF THOUGHT AND OF WILL” -- CHARLES S. PEIRCE’S PRAGMATICISM AND THE REVALUATION OF THINKING ON VALUES AND POWERS -- THE AXIOLOGY OF PRAGMATIC METAPHYSICS. THE POWERS OF MEN IN WILLIAM JAMES -- LOYALTY TO A WORTHY CAUSE AND PROVINCIALISM AS “SAVING POWER” IN JOSIAH ROYCE -- JOHN DEWEY AND THE MIGHT OF DEMOCRATIC VALUES -- DEMOCRACY AND EXCLUSION IN PRAGMATIC AESTHETICS (DEWEY, SHUSTERMAN, MARGOLIS) -- EVALUATIVE CHARACTER OF SOCIAL INTERACTIONS IN GEORGE HERBERT MEAD -- RICHARD RORTY’S LIBERAL DEMOCRACY AND THE LIMITS OF CULTURAL IMPERIALISM -- POWERS AND PERFECTIONS IN GEORGE SANTAYANA’S ABULENSEAN PRAGMATISM -- FINAL REMARKS -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR -- INDEX -- VALUE INQUIRY BOOK SERIES.