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Darwinism and Pragmatism - William James on Evolution and Self-Transformation (Paperback)
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Darwinism and Pragmatism - William James on Evolution and Self-Transformation (Paperback)
Series: History and Philosophy of Biology
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Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection challenges our very
sense of belonging in the world. Unlike prior evolutionary
theories, Darwinism construes species as mutable historical
products of a blind process that serves no inherent purpose. It
also represents a distinctly modern kind of fallible science that
relies on statistical evidence and is not verifiable by simple
laboratory experiments. What are human purpose and knowledge if
humanity has no pre-given essence and science itself is our finite
and fallible product? According to the Received Image of Darwinism,
Darwin's theory signals the triumph of mechanism and reductionism
in all science. On this view, the individual virtually disappears
at the intersection of (internal) genes and (external) environment.
In contrast, William James creatively employs Darwinian concepts to
support his core conviction that both knowledge and reality are in
the making, with individuals as active participants. In promoting
this Pragmatic Image of Darwinism, McGranahan provides a novel
reading of James as a philosopher of self-transformation. Like his
contemporary Nietzsche, James is concerned first and foremost with
the structure and dynamics of the finite purposive individual. This
timely volume is suitable for advanced undergraduate, postgraduate
and postdoctoral researchers interested in the fields of history of
philosophy, history and philosophy of science, history of
psychology, American pragmatism and Darwinism.
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