Pragmatism, Spirituality and Society
Title | Pragmatism, Spirituality and Society PDF eBook |
Author | Ananta Kumar Giri |
Publisher | Springer Nature |
Pages | 376 |
Release | 2020-12-02 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 9811571023 |
This book explores border crossing among pragmatism, spirituality and society. It opens up American pragmatism to dialogues with pragmatism and spiritual quest from other traditions such as India and China thus making contemporary pragmatism a part of much needed planetary conversations. It cultivates new visions and practices of spiritual pragmatism building upon the seminal works of Charles Sanders Pierce, William James, Sri Aurobindo, John Dewey, Martin Heidegger, Mahatma Gandhi, B.R. Ambedkar, Ludwig Wittgenstein and Luce Irigaray which can help us rethink and transform conventional conceptions and constructions of practice, pragmatism, language, religion, politics, society, culture and democracy and create new relationships of pragmatism, spirituality and society.
Pragmatism, Spirituality and Society
Title | Pragmatism, Spirituality and Society PDF eBook |
Author | Ananta Kumar Giri |
Publisher | Springer Nature |
Pages | 349 |
Release | 2021-01-18 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 9811571147 |
This book explores the dynamics of interaction between pragmatism and spirituality in the constitution and working of consciousness, freedom and solidarity. This book is cross-cultural and transdisciplinary in nature and brings critical and transformative perspectives from different philosophical and spiritual traditions of the world. It discusses the works of seminal thinkers such as William James, Rudolf Steiner, John Dewey, Swami Vivekananda, Martin Heidegger, Claude Levi-Strauss, Jordan Peterson, Slavos Zizek, Paul Valeri and O.V. Vijayan. It also explores dialogues between pragmatism and other philosophical and intellectual traditions such as Semiotics, Saiva Siddhanta, Vedanta, Trika Shaivism and Tantra. It explores themes such as pragmatism and belief, evolution of consciousness and happiness, spiritual pragmatism and economics of solidarity, value levels democracy, the perforamtive as an aspect of spirituality and transformation of political theology from Kingdom of God to Gardens of God.
Pragmatism, Spirituality and Society
Title | Pragmatism, Spirituality and Society PDF eBook |
Author | Ananta Kumar Giri |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2021 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9789811571039 |
This book explores further border crossing among pragmatism, spirituality and society. It opens up American pragmatism to dialogues with pragmatism and spiritual quest from other traditions such as India and China thus making contemporary pragmatism a part of much needed planetary conversations.
Santayana, Pragmatism, and the Spirtitual Life
Title | Santayana, Pragmatism, and the Spirtitual Life PDF eBook |
Author | Henry S. Levinson |
Publisher | UNC Press Books |
Pages | 384 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 9780807820315 |
Henry Levinson offers a major reinterpretation of the Spanish-born American philosopher George Santayana (1863-1952), which highlights his relationship to the tradition of American pragmatism. He shows that Santayana's role in forming the pragmatist tradi
Pragmatism and Other Writings
Title | Pragmatism and Other Writings PDF eBook |
Author | William James |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 404 |
Release | 2000-04-01 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 9780140437355 |
The writings of William James represent one of America's most original contributions to the history of ideas. Ranging from philosophy and psychology to religion and politics, James composed the most engaging formulation of American pragmatism. 'Pragmatism' grew out of a set of lectures and the full text is included here along with 'The Meaning of Truth', 'Psychology', 'The Will to Believe', and 'Talks to Teachers on Psychology'.
Pragmatism
Title | Pragmatism PDF eBook |
Author | William James |
Publisher | Cosimo, Inc. |
Pages | 146 |
Release | 2008-11-01 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 1605204358 |
Note: The University of Adelaide Library eBooks @ Adelaide.
Pragmatism and Sociology
Title | Pragmatism and Sociology PDF eBook |
Author | Emile Durkheim |
Publisher | CUP Archive |
Pages | 204 |
Release | 1983-04-21 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 9780521246866 |