Extending West's analogy. Royce, Mead, and american philosophy



Document title: Extending West's analogy. Royce, Mead, and american philosophy
Journal: Ideas y valores (Bogotá)
Database: CLASE
System number: 000391022
ISSN: 0120-0062
Authors: 1
Institutions: 1University of Erfurt, Erfurt, Thuringen. Alemania
Year:
Season: Ago
Number: 137
Pages: 25-39
Country: Colombia
Language: Inglés
Document type: Artículo
Approach: Analítico
Spanish abstract In The American Evasion of Philosophy Cornell West makes a comparison between the developments of European and classical American philosophies. Within West’s analogy, however, two important American figures are missing: Josiah Royce and George H. Mead. In the context of this framework, this article attempts to extend West’s analogy, speculating on the possible roles of Royce and Mead within it. The argumentation is developed in two parts: on the one hand, I show how secondary literature that considers Royce-Mead ties reproduces Meadean statements on Royce –mainly presented in “The Philosophies of Royce, James and Dewey in their American Setting” (1930); on the other hand, I show a schematic analysis of Meadean statements on Royce from a historic as well as a systematic pragmatist perspective
English abstract En The American Evasion of Philosophy Cornell West traza una comparación entre los desarrollos de las filosofías europea y norteamericana. Dos importantes autores norteamericanos, sin embargo, están ausentes en la analogía de West: Josiah Royce and George H. Mead. En este contexto, me propongo en este artículo extender la analogía de West especulando sobre los posibles roles de Royce y Mead. La argumentación es desarrollada en dos partes: por un lado, muestro cómo la literatura secundaria –cuando analiza la vinculación entre Royce y Mead– tiende a reproducir la interpretación meadeana de Royce (presentada principalmente en “The Philosophies of Royce, James and Dewey in their American Setting” (1930)); por otro lado, realizo un análisis esquemático de la interpretación meadeana de Royce desde un punto de vista histórico y sistemático
Disciplines: Filosofía
Keyword: Doctrinas y corrientes filosóficas,
Pragmatismo,
Filosofía contemporánea,
Royce, Josiah,
Mead, George Herbert
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