William James and the Quest for an Ethical Republic
[Book]
by Trygve Throntveit.
New York
Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
2014
(X, 232 p.).
Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History.
Pragmatist philosopher William James has long been deemed a dubious guide to ethical reasoning. This book overturns such thinking, demonstrating the coherence of James's efforts to develop a flexible but rigorous framework for individuals and societies seeking freedom, meaning, and justice in a world of interdependence, uncertainty, and change.