The turn of the twentieth century witnessed the birth of two distinct philosophical schools in Europe: analytic philosophy and phenomenology. The history of 20th-century philosophy is often written as an account of the development of one or both of these schools, as well as thei…
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Behind and Beyond the Fact/Value Dichotomy -- Part I A Counter-History of the Dichotomy -- 1 The Fact/Value Dichotomy and the Future of Philosophy -- 2 Pragmatic Constructivism: Values, Norms…
This collection offers a synoptic view of current philosophical debates concerning the relationship between facts and values, bringing together a wide spectrum of contributors committed to testing the validity of this dichotomy, exploring alternatives, and assessing their implic…
Marchetti offers a revisionist account of James's contribution to moral thought in the light of his pragmatic conception of philosophical activity. He sketches a composite picture of a Jamesian approach to ethics revolving around the key notion and practice of a therapeutic crit…
In Ethics and Philosophical Critique in William James Marchetti invites the reader to radically rethink James's seminal contribution to moral philosophy. Contrary to the standard interpretation of his work as a moral philosopher, Marchetti argues that James was not interested in…