John Lachs's Practical Philosophy

Critical Essays on His Thought with Replies and Bibliography
Erscheinungsjahr 2018
ISBN: 978-90-04-36177-5
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 315, 348 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 517 g

Reihe: Value Inquiry Book Series / Central European Value Studies

John Lachs (1934-) has been one of the most interesting American philosophers for nearly sixty years. His philosophical, educational, and public activity has been an attempt to show the relevance of philosophy to life. This is the first book dedicated to his thought. International scholars have proposed different themes in Lachs’ philosophy, so as to present its enormous potential. Lachs’ responses to his critics shows that dialogue with his critics is an inspirational activity for both sides. Lachs’ way of philosophizing can be seen as exemplary for those who want to unify and present a clear and understandable articulation of moral and philosophical messages to everyone.

Autoren/Hrsg.

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Skowronski, Krzysztof Piotr

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Westliche Philosophie: 20./21. Jahrhundert
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Angewandte Philosophie, Philosophische Praxis & Beratung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface

Krzysztof Piotr Skowronski

Acknowledgments

Notes on Contributors

Introduction

Herman Saatkamp Jr.

Prologue

John Lachs

Part 1: The Practice of Philosophizing

1 Lachs on Transcendence: Art’s Relation to the Life of Reason

Michael Hodges

Reply to Michael Hodges

2 Thinking in the World: Expanding the Practical Uses of Philosophy

Kelly A. Parker

Reply to Kelly Parker

3 Practical Posthumanism in the Philosophy of John Lachs

Phillip McReynolds

Reply to Phillip McReynolds

4 John Lachs’s Relativism in Philosophical Education as Seen from a Practical Perspective

Krzysztof Piotr Skowronski

Reply to Krzysztof Piotr Skowronski

5 John Lachs, Meaningful Effort, and the Broken World

Charles Padrón

Reply to Charles Padrón

Part 2: Philosophical Relationships

6 Lachs, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness

Andrew Fiala

Reply to Andrew Fiala

7 Lachs vs. Santayana

Richard Rubin

Reply to Richard Rubin

8 The Unadulterated Joy and the Pressure of Obligations in John Lachs’s Philosophy

Nóra Horváth

Reply to Nóra Horváth

Part 3: Stoic Pragmatism

9 How Stoic is Lachs’ Pentapharmakos?

Daniel Pinkas

Reply to Daniel Pinkas

10 Toward an Ontology for Stoic Pragmatism

Griffin Trotter

Reply to Griffin Trotter

11 Self-Respect, Positive Power, and Stoic Pragmatism: Rawls, Dewey, and Lachs on Justice and Happiness

Eric Thomas Weber

Reply to Eric Thomas Weber

12 ‘Raisins in the Bread of Life’: On the Practical Joys of Lachs’s Stoic Pragmatism

Shannon Sullivan

Reply to Shannon Sullivan

Part 4: Anthropology, Social Ethics, and Bioethics

13 The Unlived Life: The Main Nemesis of the Examined Life

Vincent Colapietro

Reply to Vincent Colapietro

14 Are Acts of Institutions Really Fully Analyzable into the Constituent Actions of Human Beings?

Jacquelyn Ann K. Kegley

Reply to Jacquelyn Ann K. Kegley

15 Mediation and Its Discontents

Michael Brodrick

Reply to Michael Brodrick

16 Facing Death: Preparing for Dying as a Social Process

Patrick Shade

Reply to Patrick Shade

17 John Lachs on Happiness and Individuality

Matthew Caleb Flamm

Reply to Matthew C. Flamm

Part 5: Addendum

18 Immediacy and the Future

Phil Oliver

Reply to Phil Oliver

19 Death and Self-Importance

John Lachs

Part 6: Comprehensive Bibliography of Primary and Secondary Sources

Articles and Shorter Pieces

Books

Secondary Bibliography

Directed Dissertations at Vanderbilt University

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Krzysztof Piotr Skowronski, PhD, is Opole University Professor of Philosophy. He co-founded Berlin Practical Philosophy International Forum e.V. He authored, edited, and co-edited numerous books on American philosophy, especially pragmatism.