Pragmatism without foundations : reconciling realism and relativism /
Joseph Margolis.
- 2nd ed.
- London ; New York : Continuum, c2007.
- xvii, 286 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- The nature and strategies of relativism -- Historicism and universalism -- Objectivism and relativism -- Rationality and realism -- Realism and relativism -- The legitimation of realism -- Pragmatism without foundations -- A sense of rapprochement between analytic and continental European philosophy -- Cognitive issues in the realist-idealist dispute -- Skepticism, foundationalism, and pragmatism -- Scientific realism as a transcendental issue -- Epilogue : Pragmatism`s new options : classic foundations and contemporary solutions.