Chris Skowroński Lachs' The Cost of Comfort[1] in Light of Stoic Pragmatism A major portion of John Lachs' philosophical output has been dedicated to the ethical aspects of social practice, to the good life, first and foremost. As a representative of the philosophical tradition of American pragmatism, he criticizes much of its past for assuming a too … [Read more...]
Berlin Forum’s Members’ New Book on Rorty
Most happy to announce that Maja Niestroj's "The Solomonic Strategy - the Brain as Hardware, Culture as Software: Rereading Rorty's Criticism of Cognitive Science" and Chris Skowronski's "Naturalistic Axiology and Normativity in Rorty" are chapters in the volume Rorty and Beyond just published (January 2020) by Lexington Press (Rowman&Littlefield Group). The book's editors are Auxier Randall, Eli Kramer, and Chris Skowronski. More info HERE … [Read more...]
Berlin Forum’s Member’s New Book
We are happy to announce that Pragmatist Kant has been published. The volume can be read from here … [Read more...]
Stoic pragmatism
What is Stoic Pragmatism? Stoic pragmatism, a term coined and promoted by John Lachs, is a theory and practice of the good life both in social and individual contexts. It uses, as its two main sources for inspiration, American pragmatism (including Santayana, whose links with pragmatism are detectable at some points) and the ethics of Stoicism in conviction that such a combination "provides a better attitude to life than either of the two views alone" (Lachs 2012, 42). Stoic pragmatism … [Read more...]
Berlin Forum’s Members’ New Book
We are happy to announce that the prestigious publishing house, Brill (Leiden-Boston), has just published The Life of Reason in an Age of Terrorism, co- edited by the members of Berlin Forum (Charles Padrón and Chris Skowoński). The idea of the book was born during the international conference organized by Berlin Forum in 2016 (special thanks for organizing the event should go to the chair, Maja Niestroj, to the event manager, Karolina Knopik, and to Berlin Forum's Schirmherr John Lachs … [Read more...]
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