{"product_id":"9781137588463","title":"Wittgenstein and Pragmatism: On Certainty in the Light of Peirce and James","description":"\u003ch1\u003eWittgenstein and Pragmatism: On Certainty in the Light of Peirce and James\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eBoncompagni, Anna\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book investigates the conflicts concerning pragmatism in\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWittgenstein’s work On Certainty, through a comparison with the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epragmatist tradition as expressed by its founding fathers Charles S. Peirce\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand William James. It also describes Wittgenstein’s first encounters with\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epragmatism in the 1930s and shows the relevance of Frank Ramsey in the\u003c\/p\u003edevelopment of his thought. Offering a balanced, critical and theoretical\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eexamination the author discusses issues such as doubt, certainty, common\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esense, forms of life, action and the pragmatic maxim. While highlighting\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe objective convergences and divergences between the two approaches,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe volume makes links to ongoing debates on relativism, foundationalism,\u003c\/p\u003escepticism and objectivity. It will be of interest to anyone searching for new\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eperspectives on Wittgenstein’s philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2016-12-30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781137588463\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1057\/978-1-137-58847-0\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 210.0cm x148.0cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 311.0\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Palgrave Macmillan UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44752467329164,"sku":"9781137588463","price":125.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781137588463.jpg?v=1762355552","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781137588463","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}