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Pragmatism without foundations: reconciling realism and relativism

Choice Reviews OnlinePublished 1 November 2007
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TL;DR

This book discusses Relativism as a Transcendental Issue, the nature and strategies ofrelativism, and Scepticism, Foundationalism, and Pragmatism.

Abstract

Preface Acknowledgements Prologue: A Sense of the Issue Introduction Part One: The Defence and Application of Relativism Chapter 1: The Nature and Strategies of Relativism Chapter 2: Historicism and Universalism Chapter 3: Objectivism and Relativism Chapter 4: Rationality and Realism Chapter 5: Relativism and Realism Part Two: Foundations and the Recovery of Pragmatism Chapter 6: The Legitimation of Realism Chapter 7: Pragmatism without Foundations Chapter 8: A Sense of Rapprochement between Analytic and Continental Philosophy Chapter 9: Cognitive Issues in the Realist/Idealist Dispute Chapter 10: Scepticism, Foundationalism, and Pragmatism Chapter 11: Scientific Realism as a Transcendental Issue.

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