Table of Contents

Introduction; Part I: 1. Rorty and the rejection of objectivity; 2. Brandom, pragmatism, and experience; 3. Communication, perception, and objectivity; Part II: 4. An experiential account of objectivity; 5. Pragmatism, experience, and answerability; 6. Meaning, habit, and the myth of the given; Conclusion.

Promotional Information

Argues that satisfactory theories of objectivity must include the robust account of experience found in classical pragmatism.

About the Author

Steven Levine is Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. He has published many articles on classical and contemporary pragmatism, as well as on figures including Sellars, Brandom, McDowell, and Davidson.

Reviews

'Levine's book foregrounds the concept of objectivity, and in terms of it seeks to articulate various strains of pragmatist thought about experience and justification. His study is well-informed, richly detailed, systematically elegant and philosophically insightful.' Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews

'Levine took up and succeeded in the task of creating a lively, extensive and productive conversation between the classical pragmatists and more recent figures in post-analytic philosophy … [his] book represents an important contribution to pragmatist philosophy.' European Journal of Pragmatism and American Philosophy