Early Forms of Constructivism in Classical Pragmatism: Considerations for the History of Metaethics
The purpose of this talk is to shed light on the innovative character of the metaethical thesis underlying classical pragmatism. I contrast John Dewey’s writings with one of the most prevalent contemporary metaethical theses, constructivism. I argue that growing interest in constructivism, especia...
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ftunivlouvain:oai:dial.uclouvain.be:boreal:181627 2024-05-12T08:10:35+00:00 Early Forms of Constructivism in Classical Pragmatism: Considerations for the History of Metaethics Dostie Proulx, Pierre-Luc SSHAP 2014 UCL - ISP - Institut supérieur de philosophie 2014 http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/181627 eng eng boreal:181627 http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/181627 info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess info:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceObject 2014 ftunivlouvain 2024-04-17T17:00:26Z The purpose of this talk is to shed light on the innovative character of the metaethical thesis underlying classical pragmatism. I contrast John Dewey’s writings with one of the most prevalent contemporary metaethical theses, constructivism. I argue that growing interest in constructivism, especially since the publication of John Rawls’ Political Liberalism, must and should draw the attention of those interested in classical pragmatism. I show that the emphasis placed by constructivists on the actor’s practical point of view and on an ethical anti-realist position echo some of the most crucial intuitions made by pragmatists such as Dewey. The significance of this comparison is twofold: in addition to unveiling the groundbreaking character of the metaethical thesis behind classical pragmatism, it participates in a trend aimed at refining the dialogue between pragmatism and analytic philosophy – a trend to which scholars such as Huw Price, Sami Pihlstrom and Cheryl Misak have significantly contributed. Conference Object sami DIAL@UCLouvain (Université catholique de Louvain) Dewey ENVELOPE(-64.320,-64.320,-65.907,-65.907) |
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The purpose of this talk is to shed light on the innovative character of the metaethical thesis underlying classical pragmatism. I contrast John Dewey’s writings with one of the most prevalent contemporary metaethical theses, constructivism. I argue that growing interest in constructivism, especially since the publication of John Rawls’ Political Liberalism, must and should draw the attention of those interested in classical pragmatism. I show that the emphasis placed by constructivists on the actor’s practical point of view and on an ethical anti-realist position echo some of the most crucial intuitions made by pragmatists such as Dewey. The significance of this comparison is twofold: in addition to unveiling the groundbreaking character of the metaethical thesis behind classical pragmatism, it participates in a trend aimed at refining the dialogue between pragmatism and analytic philosophy – a trend to which scholars such as Huw Price, Sami Pihlstrom and Cheryl Misak have significantly contributed. |
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