Pragmatism and Philosophy of Science

Historical and Contemporary Perspectives
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-51553-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 334 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 453 g

Reihe: Routledge Studies in the Philosophy of Science

This volume provides a broad and comprehensive overview of the many ways in which pragmatism has influenced contemporary debates in philosophy of science.

Pragmatism has been undergoing a considerable revival in philosophical debates for the last two decades. Philosophers of science are now turning to pragmatism as a source of general insights and technical tools to address some of the thorniest problems of the discipline from a new and fresh perspective. This volume traces how pragmatism—in its classical and contemporary versions—serves as a useful toolbox for philosophers of science. It is divided into three thematic sections. The first section contains essays addressing topics belonging to the general philosophy of science. The second section features chapters that deal with themes and concepts from special sciences, ranging from natural sciences to sociology, from mathematics to religious studies. Finally, the third section analyzes the societal role of science and scientific activity.

Pragmatism and Philosophy of Science will appeal to scholars and advanced students working on philosophy of science, pragmatism, and history of philosophy.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Marchetti, Giancarlo

Gronda, Roberto

Janack, Marianne

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Naturwissenschaften, Technik, Medizin
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Moderne Philosophische Disziplinen Pragmatismus

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Pragmatism and Philosophy of Science Roberto Gronda, Marianne Janack and Giancarlo Marchetti  Part 1: General Themes  1. Pattern Ontologies at Work Holly K. Andersen  2. Scientific Representation and Normative Inquiry Henrik Rydenfelt  3. Defending Pragmatist Quietism in the Realism/Instrumentalism Debate David Macarthur  4. Affective Rationalism and Pragmatic Philosophies of Science Matthew Crippen  5. Feynman Diagrams and Peircean Semiotics: A Study in Pragmatism Carmen Sánchez-Ovcharov and Mauricio Suárez  Part 2: Special Sciences  6. Pragmatism and Mathematics Giovanni Maddalena and Fernando Zalamea  7. A Neopragmatist Intervention in Science Richard Healey  8. Pragmatism and Cognitive Science Pierre Steiner  9. A Pragmatist Philosophy of Economics Julian Reiss  10. On the Uses and Disadvantages of Social Science for Law Douglas Lind and Adrienne Holz  11. Interdisciplinary Environmental Science as Ethical Inquiry Zachary Piso  12. Theology as an Experimental Science: Some Pragmatic Considerations Michael Raposa  Part 3: Science and Society  13. The Relevance of Pragmatism for an Open Science Approach Frank Miedema and Siebren Miedema  14. Democratizing Explanatory Practice in the Social Sciences Jeroen Van Bouwel  15. Trust, Expertise, and Scientific Authority in a Democracy: A Pragmatist Approach Matthew J. Brown  16. Thick Scientific Concepts and Public Problems: Citizens as Semantic Contributors Pierluigi Barrotta and Roberto Gronda  17. Pragmatism, Science, and Feminism: William James’s Psychical Research Marianne Janack

Über Autor(innen)

Roberto Gronda is Associate Professor of Philosophy of Science at the University of Pisa. He has published extensively on pragmatist philosophy of science and on the philosophy of scientific expertise. His most recent monograph is Dewey’s Philosophy of Science (2020)

Marianne Janack is the John Stewart Kennedy Professor of Philosophy at Hamilton College where she teaches courses in epistemology, feminist theory, metaphysics, and philosophy of science. She is the author of What We Mean by Experience (Stanford, 2012) and editor of Feminist Interpretations of Richard Rorty (2008).

Giancarlo Marchetti is Associate professor of Philosophy at the University of Perugia. His research interests include American philosophy, pragmatism and neopragmatism. He is coeditor of Facts and Values: The Ethics and Metaphysics of Normativity (2018) and editor of The Ethics, Epistemology and Politics of Richard Rorty (2023).