Bridget Ritz
Biographic Data
| ID | 262862 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bridget Ritz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bridget |
| FAMILY NAME | Ritz |
| SIGNATURE | RITZ B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Notre Dame |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0322-9930 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 20 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Beauty in experiment
Evoking, Grounding, and Defining
Social scientific research challenges stereotypes of scientists as irreligious, on the one hand, and lacking aesthetic sensitivity, on the other. Yet, while some research suggests connections between these domains, the question remains as to whether and how scientists themselves connect their religion or spirituality with their aesthetic experiences in science. Drawing on interviews with 71 biologists and physicists in India, Italy, the United Ki…
Dewey's Peircean aesthetics
Pragmatist-informed work in sociological theory ritualistically references John Dewey (1859-1952), among others, as a foundational pragmatist theorist. Yet sociological theorists have barely scratched the surface of what philosophers who specialize in Dewey's work such as Thomas Alexander and Richard Shusterman see as central to his thought, namely, his aesthetics. While in recent years some have drawn attention to Dewey's aesthetics, this area o…
Social mechanisms
In this paper, I discuss critical realists’ and contemporary sociological pragmatists’ approaches to conceptualizing social mechanisms, which, on my reading, each involve some ambiguities or confusions. I sketch some corrections and clarifications that bring into view ways pragmatism and critical realism might inform each other in a constructive fashion on the question of what social mechanisms are. Finally, I suggest a concept of social mechanis…
Continuities Between Peircean Realism and Critical Realism
In recent years, critical realists have increasingly engaged with the thought of Charles S. Peirce (1839‐1914), the founder of the American pragmatist tradition. But the engagement has been mostly narrow in focus and at times misinformed. This paper examines points of continuity between Peircean thought and critical realism with respect to causation, ontology, and truth. Its purpose is to lay the groundwork for further and more fruitful engagemen…
Religion’s Power
Journal Article Religion's Power: What Makes It Work, By Robert Wuthnow Get access Religion's Power: What Makes It Work By Robert Wuthnow Oxford University Press, 2022. 248 pages. $35.00 (hardcover). Bridget Ritz Bridget Ritz University of Notre Dame [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of the American Academy of Religion, lfae002, https://doi.org/10.1093/jaarel/lfae002 Published: 01…
Peircean realism
Charles S. Peirce's realism has been neglected by pragmatists and critical realists alike in the current debate over metatheoretical realism in sociology. This paper introduces Peirce's view of what is at stake in the question of realism, specifically regarding causation. Leveraging current interest in Peirce's conception of abduction, I show how realism about causation is implicit therein. I present a genealogy of the concept of real causation P…
Comparing abduction and retroduction in Peircean pragmatism and critical realism
Abduction as a method for sociological explanation is increasingly gaining interest, but questions remain as to what exactly it is and how it differs from other methods of inquiry. This paper compares abduction as conceived in Peircean pragmatism with the critical realist concept of retroduction. I argue that abduction in the Peircean sense and retroduction in the critical realist sense refer to different, but complementary, modes of inference. A…
Religious Parenting
How do American parents pass their religion on to their children? At a time of overall decline of traditional religion and an increased interest in personal “spirituality,” this book investigates the ways that parents transmit religious beliefs, values, and practices to their kids. We know that parents are the most important influence on their children's religious lives, yet parents have been virtually ignored in previous work on religious social…
Religious Parenting
Comparing abduction and retroduction in Peircean pragmatism and critical realism
Abduction as a method for sociological explanation is increasingly gaining interest, but questions remain as to what exactly it is and how it differs from other methods of inquiry. This paper compares abduction as conceived in Peircean pragmatism with the critical realist concept of retroduction. I argue that abduction in the Peircean sense and retroduction in the critical realist sense refer to different, but complementary, modes of inference. A…
Peircean realism
Charles S. Peirce's realism has been neglected by pragmatists and critical realists alike in the current debate over metatheoretical realism in sociology. This paper introduces Peirce's view of what is at stake in the question of realism, specifically regarding causation. Leveraging current interest in Peirce's conception of abduction, I show how realism about causation is implicit therein. I present a genealogy of the concept of real causation P…
Evoking, Grounding, and Defining
Social scientific research challenges stereotypes of scientists as irreligious, on the one hand, and lacking aesthetic sensitivity, on the other. Yet, while some research suggests connections between these domains, the question remains as to whether and how scientists themselves connect their religion or spirituality with their aesthetic experiences in science. Drawing on interviews with 71 biologists and physicists in India, Italy, the United Ki…
Beauty in experiment
Dewey's Peircean aesthetics
Pragmatist-informed work in sociological theory ritualistically references John Dewey (1859-1952), among others, as a foundational pragmatist theorist. Yet sociological theorists have barely scratched the surface of what philosophers who specialize in Dewey's work such as Thomas Alexander and Richard Shusterman see as central to his thought, namely, his aesthetics. While in recent years some have drawn attention to Dewey's aesthetics, this area o…
Continuities Between Peircean Realism and Critical Realism
In recent years, critical realists have increasingly engaged with the thought of Charles S. Peirce (1839‐1914), the founder of the American pragmatist tradition. But the engagement has been mostly narrow in focus and at times misinformed. This paper examines points of continuity between Peircean thought and critical realism with respect to causation, ontology, and truth. Its purpose is to lay the groundwork for further and more fruitful engagemen…
Religious Parenting
How do American parents pass their religion on to their children? At a time of overall decline of traditional religion and an increased interest in personal “spirituality,” this book investigates the ways that parents transmit religious beliefs, values, and practices to their kids. We know that parents are the most important influence on their children's religious lives, yet parents have been virtually ignored in previous work on religious social…
Religious Parenting
Comparing abduction and retroduction in Peircean pragmatism and critical realism
Abduction as a method for sociological explanation is increasingly gaining interest, but questions remain as to what exactly it is and how it differs from other methods of inquiry. This paper compares abduction as conceived in Peircean pragmatism with the critical realist concept of retroduction. I argue that abduction in the Peircean sense and retroduction in the critical realist sense refer to different, but complementary, modes of inference. A…
Peircean realism
Charles S. Peirce's realism has been neglected by pragmatists and critical realists alike in the current debate over metatheoretical realism in sociology. This paper introduces Peirce's view of what is at stake in the question of realism, specifically regarding causation. Leveraging current interest in Peirce's conception of abduction, I show how realism about causation is implicit therein. I present a genealogy of the concept of real causation P…
Social mechanisms
In this paper, I discuss critical realists’ and contemporary sociological pragmatists’ approaches to conceptualizing social mechanisms, which, on my reading, each involve some ambiguities or confusions. I sketch some corrections and clarifications that bring into view ways pragmatism and critical realism might inform each other in a constructive fashion on the question of what social mechanisms are. Finally, I suggest a concept of social mechanis…
Continuities Between Peircean Realism and Critical Realism
In recent years, critical realists have increasingly engaged with the thought of Charles S. Peirce (1839‐1914), the founder of the American pragmatist tradition. But the engagement has been mostly narrow in focus and at times misinformed. This paper examines points of continuity between Peircean thought and critical realism with respect to causation, ontology, and truth. Its purpose is to lay the groundwork for further and more fruitful engagemen…
Religion’s Power
Journal Article Religion's Power: What Makes It Work, By Robert Wuthnow Get access Religion's Power: What Makes It Work By Robert Wuthnow Oxford University Press, 2022. 248 pages. $35.00 (hardcover). Bridget Ritz Bridget Ritz University of Notre Dame [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of the American Academy of Religion, lfae002, https://doi.org/10.1093/jaarel/lfae002 Published: 01…
Beauty in experiment
Evoking, Grounding, and Defining
Social scientific research challenges stereotypes of scientists as irreligious, on the one hand, and lacking aesthetic sensitivity, on the other. Yet, while some research suggests connections between these domains, the question remains as to whether and how scientists themselves connect their religion or spirituality with their aesthetic experiences in science. Drawing on interviews with 71 biologists and physicists in India, Italy, the United Ki…
Dewey's Peircean aesthetics
Pragmatist-informed work in sociological theory ritualistically references John Dewey (1859-1952), among others, as a foundational pragmatist theorist. Yet sociological theorists have barely scratched the surface of what philosophers who specialize in Dewey's work such as Thomas Alexander and Richard Shusterman see as central to his thought, namely, his aesthetics. While in recent years some have drawn attention to Dewey's aesthetics, this area o…
Epistemology (7 works) · Philosophy (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (5 works) · Critical Realism in Sociology (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Pragmatism (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Realism (4 works) · Aesthetics (3 works)