On Some Hegelisms
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"On Some Hegelisms" is an essay by William James in which he critically examines and challenges key aspects of Hegelian philosophy from a pragmatist standpoint.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| On Some Hegelisms canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | essay ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
challenge Hegelian metaphysics
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defend pluralism against monism ⓘ |
| arguesAgainst | necessity of a single all-encompassing Absolute ⓘ |
| arguesFor |
pluralistic view of reality
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pragmatic evaluation of philosophical concepts ⓘ |
| author | William James NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizes |
Hegelian absolute idealism
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Hegelian dialectic NERFINISHED ⓘ Hegelian monism ⓘ |
| critiques |
Hegelian notion of totality
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Hegelian treatment of contradictions ⓘ Hegelian use of logical necessity ⓘ |
| discusses |
meaning of abstract concepts
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relation between logic and experience ⓘ role of experience in metaphysics ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
epistemology
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history of philosophy ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
concept of identity-in-difference
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concept of the Absolute ⓘ logical categories in Hegel ⓘ |
| genre | philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPerspectiveOn |
limits of rational system-building in philosophy
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pragmatic test of meaning ⓘ |
| includedIn | collections of William James’s philosophical essays ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Hegelian philosophy
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pragmatic method ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
Hegelian philosophy
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pragmatism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defense of philosophical pluralism
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early pragmatist critique of Hegel ⓘ |
| philosophicalPerspective | pragmatist ⓘ |
| philosophicalPosition |
anti-absolutist
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pluralistic ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme |
concreteness versus abstraction
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experience versus system ⓘ pluralism versus monism ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | American pragmatism ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
A Pluralistic Universe
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Pragmatism NERFINISHED ⓘ The Will to Believe and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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