The Neo-Pragmatist Approach

Undergraduate

In this course we will study various forms of neo-pragmatism, as they developed through twentieth-century work by figures such as Ramsey, Ayer, Wittgenstein and Ryle, and up to the recent revivals of neo-pragmatism in the work of Blackburn, Brandom, Horwich and others. We will examine how the approach has been applied to a variety of issues such as understanding talk about morality, the mind, necessity, and truth. We will also examine what forms the approach takes, and what challenges it faces.