Epistemology
Reason in Common Sense – George Santayana
George Santayana
Reason in Common Sense is the opening volume of George Santayana's The Life of Reason, or The Phases…
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Pragmatism
Pragmatism is a philosophical tradition evaluating beliefs by their practical consequences and successful application.
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German Idealism
The Liberating Power of Symbols (Vom sinnlichen Eindruck zum symbolischen Ausdruck) – Jürgen Habermas
Jürgen Habermas
Habermas argues that religious communities preserve intuitions and moral energies that secular reason alone cannot fully articulate or…
Epistemology
Writings of Charles S. Peirce – Charles Sanders Peirce
Charles Sanders Peirce
Charles S. Peirce's 'The Fixation of Belief' argues that inquiry aims solely to settle opinion, and he critiques…
Epistemology
Star Trek 8 – William James
William James
William James uses the metaphor of a 'star trek' to frame a philosophical expedition into the nature of…
Philosophy
STAR TREK 3 – William James
William James
The Philosophical Voyage into Pragmatism's Living Core Preface and Introduction: Setting the Course We are at the threshold…
Epistemology
The philosophy of John Dewey – John Dewey
John Dewey
John Dewey rejects traditional dualisms like mind versus body and places experience at the center of all philosophical…