Kaag Kaag
Biographic Data
| ID | 5414784 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kaag Kaag |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kaag |
| FAMILY NAME | Kaag |
| SIGNATURE | KAAG K |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Reconstructing Individualism: A Pragmatic Tradition from Emerson to Ellison By James M. Albrecht
Transgressing the Silence: Lydia Maria Child and the Philosophy of Subversion
This article extends Leonard Harris’ suggestion that Lydia Maria Child’s writings and political activism contituted a philosophy of insurrection. I maintain that an important aspect of this insurrection is best understood as subversion. Subversion is the ability to transgress a gag order without getting caught, to break the silence surrounding injustice without being identified. It is the ability to gradually infiltrate hegemonic ways of thinking…
Classical American Philosophy and Modern Medical Ethics: The Case of Richard Cabot
In this essay we argue that Richard Cabot (1868–1939) developed a unique approach to medical practice and medical ethics that has been largely overlooked in the history of medicine and philosophy. His impact was significant both in terms of transforming medicine and in encouraging philosophy, particularly ethical theory, to shape the delivery of healthcare. Cabot’s approach was defined by the principle of fallibilism, a unique understanding of vi…
Peirce and Plato on “The Fixation of Belief”
This paper advances two claims that run against the grain of recent scholarship on the philosophy of Charles Sanders Peirce. First, it argues that Peirce’s “The Fixation of Belief” is not to be understood exclusively in terms of its epistemic import but provides key insights into how moral ideals might be fixed in an ethical theory constructed along pragmatic lines. This argument stands in contrast to the prevailing sense that Peirce—as opposed t…
Transgressing the Silence: Lydia Maria Child and the Philosophy of Subversion
This article extends Leonard Harris’ suggestion that Lydia Maria Child’s writings and political activism contituted a philosophy of insurrection. I maintain that an important aspect of this insurrection is best understood as subversion. Subversion is the ability to transgress a gag order without getting caught, to break the silence surrounding injustice without being identified. It is the ability to gradually infiltrate hegemonic ways of thinking…
Classical American Philosophy and Modern Medical Ethics: The Case of Richard Cabot
In this essay we argue that Richard Cabot (1868–1939) developed a unique approach to medical practice and medical ethics that has been largely overlooked in the history of medicine and philosophy. His impact was significant both in terms of transforming medicine and in encouraging philosophy, particularly ethical theory, to shape the delivery of healthcare. Cabot’s approach was defined by the principle of fallibilism, a unique understanding of vi…
Peirce and Plato on “The Fixation of Belief”
This paper advances two claims that run against the grain of recent scholarship on the philosophy of Charles Sanders Peirce. First, it argues that Peirce’s “The Fixation of Belief” is not to be understood exclusively in terms of its epistemic import but provides key insights into how moral ideals might be fixed in an ethical theory constructed along pragmatic lines. This argument stands in contrast to the prevailing sense that Peirce—as opposed t…
Peirce and Plato on “The Fixation of Belief”
This paper advances two claims that run against the grain of recent scholarship on the philosophy of Charles Sanders Peirce. First, it argues that Peirce’s “The Fixation of Belief” is not to be understood exclusively in terms of its epistemic import but provides key insights into how moral ideals might be fixed in an ethical theory constructed along pragmatic lines. This argument stands in contrast to the prevailing sense that Peirce—as opposed t…
Reconstructing Individualism: A Pragmatic Tradition from Emerson to Ellison By James M. Albrecht
Transgressing the Silence: Lydia Maria Child and the Philosophy of Subversion
This article extends Leonard Harris’ suggestion that Lydia Maria Child’s writings and political activism contituted a philosophy of insurrection. I maintain that an important aspect of this insurrection is best understood as subversion. Subversion is the ability to transgress a gag order without getting caught, to break the silence surrounding injustice without being identified. It is the ability to gradually infiltrate hegemonic ways of thinking…
Classical American Philosophy and Modern Medical Ethics: The Case of Richard Cabot
In this essay we argue that Richard Cabot (1868–1939) developed a unique approach to medical practice and medical ethics that has been largely overlooked in the history of medicine and philosophy. His impact was significant both in terms of transforming medicine and in encouraging philosophy, particularly ethical theory, to shape the delivery of healthcare. Cabot’s approach was defined by the principle of fallibilism, a unique understanding of vi…
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