Thomas M Alexander
Biographic Data
| ID | 2342557 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Thomas M Alexander |
| GIVEN NAMES | Thomas M |
| FAMILY NAME | Alexander |
| SIGNATURE | ALEXANDER T M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Southern Illinois University Carbondale |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1972 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Linguistic Pragmatism and Cultural Naturalism
Contrary to some recent self-styled “linguistic pragmatists” who seek to dispense with the purportedly obsolete term “experience”. this essay attempts to show that pragmatism cannot cogently dispense with experience, understanding that term in its Deweyan sense as “culture” and not some sort of mentalistic perception or state. Focusing on Robert Brandom’s recent Perspectives on Pragmatism, I show how the very assumptions that Dewey meant to call …
Thinking in place
Eros and Education
Educating the democratic heart
Huichol Material Culture at Ranchito Cabeza Azul
During the month of August, 1971, the authors lived with a Huichol family in their summer dwelling, Ranchito Cabeza Azul. Cabeza Azul is located along the Rio Camotlan, five miles from the Huichol ceremonial center Tuxpan de Bolanos in western Jalisco. The main interest was the cataloguing and photographing of Huichol material culture and architecture. A focus on household objects, technology and architecture presented a firm basis for further st…
Linguistic Pragmatism and Cultural Naturalism
Contrary to some recent self-styled “linguistic pragmatists” who seek to dispense with the purportedly obsolete term “experience”. this essay attempts to show that pragmatism cannot cogently dispense with experience, understanding that term in its Deweyan sense as “culture” and not some sort of mentalistic perception or state. Focusing on Robert Brandom’s recent Perspectives on Pragmatism, I show how the very assumptions that Dewey meant to call …
Thinking in place
Huichol Material Culture at Ranchito Cabeza Azul
During the month of August, 1971, the authors lived with a Huichol family in their summer dwelling, Ranchito Cabeza Azul. Cabeza Azul is located along the Rio Camotlan, five miles from the Huichol ceremonial center Tuxpan de Bolanos in western Jalisco. The main interest was the cataloguing and photographing of Huichol material culture and architecture. A focus on household objects, technology and architecture presented a firm basis for further st…
Educating the democratic heart
Eros and Education
Thinking in place
Linguistic Pragmatism and Cultural Naturalism
Contrary to some recent self-styled “linguistic pragmatists” who seek to dispense with the purportedly obsolete term “experience”. this essay attempts to show that pragmatism cannot cogently dispense with experience, understanding that term in its Deweyan sense as “culture” and not some sort of mentalistic perception or state. Focusing on Robert Brandom’s recent Perspectives on Pragmatism, I show how the very assumptions that Dewey meant to call …
Philosophy (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Epistemology (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Environmental ethics (2 works) · Higher education (2 works) · Pedagogy (2 works) · Philosophy of education (2 works)