Description: Develops a pragmatist approach to the philosophy of the humanities, interpreting history, literature, and religion in terms of pragmatic realism.
Brief description: Sami Pihlström is Professor of Philosophy of Religion at the University of Helsinki in Finland. His many books include Pragmatist Truth in the Post-Truth Age: Sincerity, Normativity, and Humanism and Pragmatic Realism, Religious Truth, and Antitheodicy: On Viewing the World by Acknowledging the Other.
Review Quotes:
"In this excellent 'prolegomenon, ' Sami Pihlström illuminates the ontological, epistemological, and ethical dimensions of historiography, literary theory, and theology/ religious studies. In doing so, he provides pressing questions for establishing a philosophical grip on the character, distinct value, and crucial importance of the humanities." -- Brendan Hogan, New York University