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Dewey’s Notion of Intelligent Habit as a Basis for Ethical Assessment of Technology 杜威的智能习惯概念作为技术伦理评价的基础
IF 0.1 4区 哲学
Contemporary Pragmatism Pub Date : 2023-11-29 DOI: 10.1163/18758185-bja10074
Michał Wieczorek
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Neither Wisdom Nor Folly 既不聪明也不愚蠢
IF 0.1 4区 哲学
Contemporary Pragmatism Pub Date : 2023-11-29 DOI: 10.1163/18758185-bja10073
Paul Howatt
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Only Words Apart? Talking About “The World” in Pragmatist Philosophy of Religion 只有单词分开？论实用主义宗教哲学中的“世界”
IF 0.1 4区 哲学
Contemporary Pragmatism Pub Date : 2023-07-25 DOI: 10.1163/18758185-bja10067
L. Hedrick
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“Yet a New Phase, Wherein the Abstract Become Concrete”. Josiah Royce’s Theory of Experience Between Philosophy and Psychology “这是一个新的阶段，抽象变成了具体”。乔赛亚·罗伊斯的哲学与心理学之间的经验理论
IF 0.1 4区 哲学
Contemporary Pragmatism Pub Date : 2023-07-25 DOI: 10.1163/18758185-bja10070
Rocco Monti
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Organ Trafficking in Africa: Pragmatist Ethical Reconsiderations 非洲器官贩卖:实用主义者的伦理反思
IF 0.1 4区 哲学
Contemporary Pragmatism Pub Date : 2023-07-25 DOI: 10.1163/18758185-bja10066
B. Taye, Abayneh Atnafu, Yihenew Wubu Endalew, S. Beyene
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Vigilant Inquiry and Qualitative Disunity 警惕探究与质的不统一
IF 0.1 4区 哲学
Contemporary Pragmatism Pub Date : 2023-07-25 DOI: 10.1163/18758185-bja10069
Devin Robinson Fitzpatrick
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The Irrationality of Inter-vocabulary Change: A Reply to Shields 词汇间变化的不合理性:对盾牌的回应
IF 0.1 4区 哲学
Contemporary Pragmatism Pub Date : 2023-07-25 DOI: 10.1163/18758185-bja10071
K. Phelan
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A Pragmatist Reboot of William Whewell’s Theory of Scientific Progress 威廉·惠威尔科学进步理论的实用主义重启
IF 0.1 4区 哲学
Contemporary Pragmatism Pub Date : 2023-07-25 DOI: 10.1163/18758185-bja10068
R. van der Merwe
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引用次数: 2
Front matter 前页
4区 哲学
Contemporary Pragmatism Pub Date : 2023-04-10 DOI: 10.1163/18758185-02010000
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Bibliometrics and Qualitative Assessment: a Pragmatist Approach 文献计量学与定性评估：一种实用主义的方法
IF 0.1 4区 哲学
Contemporary Pragmatism Pub Date : 2023-03-03 DOI: 10.1163/18758185-bja10060
L. Waks, Elizabeth Kramer
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