Edward Gleason Spaulding

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Edward Gleason Spaulding (born August 6, 1873 in Burlington , Vermont , † 1940 ) was an American philosopher . He worked at Princeton University from 1905 to 1940 and is considered the founder of New Realism .

philosophy

Together with other philosophers ( Edwin B. Holt , Walter T. Marvin , W. P. Montague , Ralph Barton Perry and Walter B. Pitkin ) he published the manifesto of this direction in 1910, in which the authors made a realistic philosophy strong against the idealistic mainstream . In the course of the discussion, a debate about external relations arose . The central figures in this discussion were Spaulding and John Dewey .

Spaulding explicitly turns against the Aristotelian logic in philosophy. He denies that causality and substance are universal and wants to strengthen the consideration of the relationship.

His realism does not only refer to entities that exist in space or time. He differentiates between subsistents and existents . In his opinion, the subsistents also include universals and ideals .

Spaulding uses the relationship between part and whole for his investigations. He uses this relation e.g. B. when examining the analysis .

Works

  • The New Rationalism. The development of a constructive realism upon the basis of modern logic and science, and through criticism of opposed systems . New York: Henry Holt 1918
  • A world of chance . New York: Macmillan 1936

items

  • The Postulates of a Self-Critical Epistemology . Philosophical Review 18 (1909) 6, 615-641
  • The Logical Structure of Self-Refuting Systems: I. Phenomenalism . Philosophical Review 19 (1910) 3, 276-301
  • The Logical Structure of Self-Refuting Systems: II. Ontological Absolutism . Philosophical Review 19 (1910) 6, 610-631
  • Driesch's Theory of Vitalism . Philosophical Review 15 (1906) 5, 518-527
  • Realism: A Reply to Professor Dewey and an Exposition . Journal of Philosophy, Psychology and Scientific Methods 8 (1911) 3, 63-77
  • A Reply to Professor Dewey's Rejoinder . Journal of Philosophy, Psychology and Scientific Methods 8 (1911) 21, 566-574
  • Joint Discussion with Articles of Agreement and Disagreement: Professor Dewey and Dr. Spaulding . Journal of Philosophy, Psychology and Scientific Methods 8 (1911) 21, 574-579
  • A defense of analysis . In: Edwin B. Holt et al.: The new realism. cooperative studies in philosophy. New York: Macmillan 1912, 155-247
  • Realistic Aspects of Royce's Logic . Philosophical Review 25 (1916) 3, 365-377
  • Are There Any Necessary Truths? . Journal of Philosophy 26 (1929) 12, 309-329
  • Freedom, Necessity, and Mind . Philosophical Review 42 (1933) 2, 156-201
  • The Case for Contingency . Journal of Philosophy 35 (1938) 26, 701-712

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Edwin B. Holt, Walter T. Marvin, WP Montague, Ralph Barton Perry, Walter B. Pitkin & Edward Gleason Spaulding: The Program and First Platform of Six Realists . Journal of Philosophy, Psychology and Scientific Methods 7 (1910) 15, 393-401
  2. ^ Geoffrey Martin Hodgson: The evolution of institutional economics. Agency, structure, and Darwinism in American Institutionalism. Routledge, London 2004, 235 f.
  3. ^ Edward Gleason Spaulding: Realism: A Reply to Professor Dewey and an Exposition . Journal of Philosophy, Psychology and Scientific Methods 8 (1911) 3, 63-77.
  4. ↑ John Dewey: Rejoinder to Dr. Spaulding . Journal of Philosophy, Psychology and Scientific Methods 8 (1911) 3, 77-79.
  5. ^ Edward Gleason Spaulding: A Reply to Professor Dewey's Rejoinder . Journal of Philosophy, Psychology and Scientific Methods 8 (1911) 21, 566-574.
  6. ^ Edward Gleason Spaulding Joint Discussion with Articles of Agreement and Disagreement: Professor Dewey and Dr. Spaulding . Journal of Philosophy, Psychology and Scientific Methods 8 (1911) 21, 574-579.
  7. ^ Edward Gleason Spaulding: The New Rationalism. The development of a constructive realism upon the basis of modern logic and science, and through criticism of opposed systems . New York: Henry Holt 1918, 11.
  8. ^ Edward Gleason Spaulding: The New Rationalism. The development of a constructive realism upon the basis of modern logic and science, and through criticism of opposed systems . New York: Henry Holt 1918, 11
  9. ^ Edward Gleason Spaulding: A defense of analysis . In: Edwin B. Holt et al.: The new realism. cooperative studies in philosophy. New York: Macmillan 1912, 157 f.
personal data
SURNAME Spaulding, Edward Gleason
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American philosopher
DATE OF BIRTH August 6, 1873
PLACE OF BIRTH Burlington , Vermont
DATE OF DEATH 1940