Reverence for the Relations of Life
Re-imagining Pragmatism via Josiah Royce's Interactions with Peirce, James, and Dewey
By Frank M. Oppenheim S.J. | Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
About the book
Josiah Royce and William James lived in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Irving Street, just two doors apart, and Charles Peirce grew up only blocks away. John Dewey was born and educated in nearby Vermont. These four great thinkers shared more than geographic space; they engaged in a series of formative philosophical discussions. By tracing the interactions of Royce (1855–1916) with James, Peirce, and Dewey, Oppenheim \"re-imagines pragmatism\" in a way that highlights the late Royce's role as mediator and favors the \"seed-plant\" image of O. W. Holmes, Jr., over the corridor image of Papini.
Josiah Royce emphasized that communities of all sizes—ranging from families to towns—needed \"reverence for the relations of life\" not only to thrive but to survive. This theme permeates the dialectic of Royce’s interactions with Peirce, James, and Dewey. Oppenheim analyzes the agreement and disagreement of these thinkers on the method and content of philosophy, skepticism and intelligibility, and nominalism and intentionality, as he uncovers their varied stances toward transcendent Reality.
Oppenheim repudiates Ralph Barton Perry’s tactic of using Royce as a foil to display James positively, by offering a richer portrait of Royce. Oppenheim calls attention to Royce’s \"doctrine of two levels\" and its effects on the distinction of human and super-human, by showing the contrast of Royce’s \"third attitude of will\" against two primarily self-centered attitudes of will, and by examining the roles of Spirit, Community, and semiotic process in Royce’s late thought.
Editions of Reverence for the Relations of Life
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- ISBN 9780268040192
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- ISBN 22004024689
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- ISBN 9780268159863
- EBook
- ISBN 9780268159887
- EBook
- ISBN 9780268159870
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Josiah Royce and William James lived in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Irving Street, just two doors apart, and Charles Peirce grew up only blocks away. John Dewey was born and educated in nearby Vermont. These four great thinkers shared more than geographic space; they engaged in a series of formative philosophical discussions. By tracing the interactions of Royce (1855–1916) with James, Peirce, and Dewey, Oppenheim \"re-imagines pragmatism\" in a way that highlights the late Royce's role as mediator and favors the \"seed-plant\" image of O. W. Holmes, Jr., over the corridor image of Papini.
Josiah Royce emphasized that communities of all sizes—ranging from families to towns—needed \"reverence for the relations of life\" not only to thrive but to survive. This theme permeates the dialectic of Royce’s interactions with Peirce, James, and Dewey. Oppenheim analyzes the agreement and disagreement of these thinkers on the method and content of philosophy, skepticism and intelligibility, and nominalism and intentionality, as he uncovers their varied stances toward transcendent Reality.
Oppenheim repudiates Ralph Barton Perry’s tactic of using Royce as a foil to display James positively, by offering a richer portrait of Royce. Oppenheim calls attention to Royce’s \"doctrine of two levels\" and its effects on the distinction of human and super-human, by showing the contrast of Royce’s \"third attitude of will\" against two primarily self-centered attitudes of will, and by examining the roles of Spirit, Community, and semiotic process in Royce’s late thought.
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What is Reverence for the Relations of Life about?
Josiah Royce and William James lived in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Irving Street, just two doors apart, and Charles Peirce grew up only blocks away. John Dewey was born and educated in nearby Vermont. These four great thinkers shared more than geographic space; they engaged in a series of formative philosophical discussions. By tracing the interactions of Royce (1855–1916) with James, Peirce, and Dewey, Oppenheim \"re-imagines pragmatism\" in a way that highlights the late Royce's role as mediator and favors the \"seed-plant\" image of O. W. Holmes, Jr., over the corridor image of Papini.
Josiah Royce emphasized that communities of all sizes—ranging from families to towns—needed \"reverence for the relations of life\" not only to thrive but to survive. This theme permeates the dialectic of Royce’s interactions with Peirce, James, and Dewey. Oppenheim analyzes the agreement and disagreement of these thinkers on the method and content of philosophy, skepticism and intelligibility, and nominalism and intentionality, as he uncovers their varied stances toward transcendent Reality.
Oppenheim repudiates Ralph Barton Perry’s tactic of using Royce as a foil to display James positively, by offering a richer portrait of Royce. Oppenheim calls attention to Royce’s \"doctrine of two levels\" and its effects on the distinction of human and super-human, by showing the contrast of Royce’s \"third attitude of will\" against two primarily self-centered attitudes of will, and by examining the roles of Spirit, Community, and semiotic process in Royce’s late thought.
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Philosophy and Religion > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics and moral philosophy
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Frank M. Oppenheim S.J.
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Reverence for the Relations of Life is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780268040192) and paperback(ISBN 22004024689) and paperback(ISBN 9780268159863) and ebook(ISBN 9780268159887) and ebook(ISBN 9780268159870)
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