Pragmatism And Realism
'I have no doubt at all, that if philosophy is to prosper in the coming decades, it will have to treat with great seriousness that splendid seriousness that splendid body of philosophical writing of which the essays in this volume constitute one major part'. from the Foreword by Alasdair MacIntyre When historians of philosophy turn to the work of distinguished philosopher Frederick L. Will, Pragmatism and Realism will be an important part of the discussion. In this collection of nine essays,...
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In this collection of nine essays, Will demonstrates that a social account of human knowledge is consistent with, and ultimately requires, realism.
ForewordEditor's IntroductionSources and Acknowledgments1Thoughts and Things12Truth and Correspondence213The Concern About Truth394The Rational Governance of Practice635Reason, Social Practice, and Scientific Realism856Reason and Tradition1057Rules and Subsumption: Mutative Aspects of Logical Processes1218Pragmatic Rationality1379Philosophic Governance of Norms159Bibliography193Index200About the Author207
