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This unit will consider the emergence and recent developments of the distinctive philosophical outlook known as "American Pragmatism". We shall discuss various pragmatist approaches to central philosophical topics such as truth, mind, knowledge, logic, naturalism, apriority, and the fact/value distinction. A central theme will be the philosophical importance of the appeal to practice and the agent's point of view. Readings will include works by William James, C.S. Pierce, John Dewey, Robert Brandom, Donald Davidson, Hilary Putnam, and Richard Rorty.
one 2 hour lecture and one 1 hour tutorial per week
one 1000 word tutorial exercise, one 500 word essay outline, one 3000 word essay
12 credit points in Philosophy
PHIL3015
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