The Continuum Companion to Pragmatism

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The Continuum Companion to Pragmatism offers the definitive guide to a key area of contemporary philosophy. The book covers all the fundamental questions asked by pragmatism - areas that have continued to attract interest historically as well as topics that have emerged more recently as active areas of research. Twelve specially commissioned essays from an international team of experts reveal where important work continues to be done in the area and, most valuably, the exciting new directions the field is taking. The Companion explores issues pertaining to aesthetics, economics, education, ethics, history, law, metaphysics, politics, race, religion, science and technology, language, and social theory. Featuring a series of indispensable research tools, including an A to Z of key terms and concepts, a chronology, a detailed list of resources and a fully annotated bibliography, this is the essential reference tool for anyone working in contemporary pragmatism or modern American philosophy more generally.

Sami Pihlstroem is Professor of Practical Philosophy at the University of Jyvaskyla, Finland. His previous publications include Pragmatism and Philosophical Anthropology (1998), Naturalizing the Transcendental: A Pragmatic View (2003) and Pragmatic Moral Realism (2005). He is a board member of the Central European Pragmatist Forum and the Nordic Pragmatism Network.

The Continuum Companion to Pragmatism is an important contribution to contemporary pragmatist scholarship. With its scope, insightfulness and accessibility it is likely to become one of the most important secondary sources on pragmatism for years to come. * Human Affairs 22 *