in recent decades, American pragmatism has become an increasingly important voice in Anglo-American philosophy of religion.1 The purpose of this paper is to contribute to this ongoing development by approaching religious diversities through pragmatism’s emphasis on the primacy of practice. i will not put forward a full-blown pragmatic philosophy of religious diversity, but rather offer one...
Book Review| May 01 2011 Process Approaches to Consciousness in Psychology, Neuroscience, and Philosophy of Mind Process Approaches to Consciousness in Psychology, Neuroscience, and Philosophy of Mind, Michel Weber and Anderson Weekes. Nathaniel F. Barrett Nathaniel F. Barrett Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google American Journal of Theology & Philosophy (2011) 32 (2):...
Evolution, Religion, and an Ecstatic Naturalism Robert S. Corrington (bio) There are some intriguing and inviting complexities around the twin concepts of nature and naturalism. For too many evolutionary biologists, and even evolutionary psychologists, who should know better, Nature with a capital "N" is rarely analyzed and when done so it is with the crudest of instruments. And for those of us...
In this appreciation of John Dewey's enormous contribution to American philosophy, Richard M Gale argues that what makes Dewey's philosophy unique and exciting is his attempt to synthesize what Gale calls 'Prometheanism' with Dewey's unique brand of mysticism. As Gale points out, Dewey celebrated human beings as Promethean creators of meaning and value through the active control of nature. But...