Pragmatism and the European Traditions: Encounters with Analytic Philosophy and Phenomenology before the Great Divide

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The turn of the twentieth century witnessed the birth of two distinct philosophical schools in Europe: analytic philosophy and phenomenology. The history of 20th-century philosophy is often written as an account of the development of one or both of these schools, as well as their overt or covert mutual hostility. What is often left out of this history, however, is the relationship between the two European schools and a third significant philosophical event: the birth and development of pragmatism, the indigenous philosophical movement of the United States. Through a careful analysis of seminal figures and central texts, this book explores the mutual intellectual influences, convergences, and differences between these three revolutionary philosophical traditions. The essays in this volume aim to show the central role that pragmatism played in the development of philosophical thought at the turn of the twentieth century, widen our understanding of a seminal point in the history of philosophy, and shed light on the ways in which these three schools of thought continue to shape the theoretical agenda of contemporary philosophy. Cover Title Copyright Dedication Contents Acknowledgments Philosophy in the Twentieth Century: The Mingled Story of Three Revolutions Part I Early Encounters 1 Husserl and Wittgenstein: Two Very Different, but Potentially Complementary Readings of William James 2 How to Marry Phenomenology and Pragmatism: Scheler’s Proposal 3 Pragmatic and Analytic Evasions of Idealism: James and Wittgenstein on Conduct and Practice 4 Other Minds and God: Russell and Stout on James and Schiller 5 Russell, Pragmatism, and the Priority of Use Over Meaning 6 Peirce and Ramsey on Truths and Norms 7 Wittgenstein and Pragmatism: A Neglected Remark in Manuscript 107 (1930) Part II Later Encounters 8 The Pragmatic Origins of Ethical Expressivism: Stevenson, Dewey, and the International Encyclopedia of Unified Science 9 The Analytic Pragmatist Conception of the A Priori: C. I. Lewis and Wilfrid Sellars 10 In Defense of Wishful Thinking: James, Quine, Emotions, and the Web of Belief 11 Logical Empiricism Between Pragmatism and Neopragmatism 12 Phenomenology and Pragmatism: Two Interactions. From Horizontal Intentionality to Practical Coping Contributors Index