Joseph Margolis, Three Paradoxes of Personhood: The Venetian Lectures

In the academic world, Joseph Margolis is best known as the proponent of a particular combination of radical historicism and robust relativism. In his publications, he argues that “humankind is the measure of all things” with regard to aesthetics, history, natural and social sciences, and philosoph...

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Gepubliceerd in:URI:https://journals.openedition.org/ejpap,
Hoofdauteur: Kramm, Matthias
Formaat: Article ou chapitre numérique
Taal:Anglais
Gepubliceerd in: European Journal of Pragmatism and American Philosophy 2018
Online toegang:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Samenvatting:In the academic world, Joseph Margolis is best known as the proponent of a particular combination of radical historicism and robust relativism. In his publications, he argues that “humankind is the measure of all things” with regard to aesthetics, history, natural and social sciences, and philosophy. In doing so, he effortlessly interacts with authors from the continental, pragmatist, and analytic traditions. His book Three Paradoxes of Personhood is a collection of the three Venetian lectur...