A Pragmatist Dimension in Georg Henrik von Wright’s Philosophy

This paper reconsiders Georg Henrik von Wright’s theory of causation from the point of view of pragmatism. Given the conceptual link between causation and action, von Wright’s position might be reinterpreted along pragmatist lines, even though he never explicitly developed his views with reference...

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Main Author:	Sami Pihlström
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Estonian Association of the History and Philosophy of Science 2014-06-01
Series:	Acta Baltica Historiae et Philosophiae Scientiarum
Subjects:	action causation freedom Georg Henrik von Wright pragmatism
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.11590/abhps.2014.1.00

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spelling	doaj-5b79cd89c9764ffdb118f6c2d689dd092020-11-24T23:41:21ZengEstonian Association of the History and Philosophy of ScienceActa Baltica Historiae et Philosophiae Scientiarum2228-20092228-20172014-06-0121 (Spring 2014)51710.11590/abhps.2014.1.01A Pragmatist Dimension in Georg Henrik von Wright’s PhilosophySami Pihlström0Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies, University of Helsinki, FinlandThis paper reconsiders Georg Henrik von Wright’s theory of causation from the point of view of pragmatism. Given the conceptual link between causation and action, von Wright’s position might be reinterpreted along pragmatist lines, even though he never explicitly developed his views with reference to pragmatism. However, the dichotomy between the ontological and the conceptual presupposed by von Wright may also be criticized from a pragmatist perspective.http://dx.doi.org/10.11590/abhps.2014.1.00actioncausationfreedomGeorg Henrik von Wrightpragmatism
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series	Acta Baltica Historiae et Philosophiae Scientiarum
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description	This paper reconsiders Georg Henrik von Wright’s theory of causation from the point of view of pragmatism. Given the conceptual link between causation and action, von Wright’s position might be reinterpreted along pragmatist lines, even though he never explicitly developed his views with reference to pragmatism. However, the dichotomy between the ontological and the conceptual presupposed by von Wright may also be criticized from a pragmatist perspective.
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A Pragmatist Dimension in Georg Henrik von Wright’s Philosophy

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