Re: [Critical-Realism] shameless self-promotion

["Mervyn Hartwig" <mh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi George

Yes, there is a connection, but American critical realism does not equal
Bhaskarian CR. Epistemologically it is a form of representative realism, and
though Ruth might disagree I don't think CR is; metaphysically it was pretty
diverse, without a well worked out philosophical ontology. Sellars's
position underwent sophisticated development by his son Wilfred, who was a
key figure in the present ongoing revival of scientific realism, and Bhaskar
acknowledged his work to be close to transcendental realism (RTS 26). But
there are key differences between CR and mainstream realism: the latter
lacks a robust transcendental and immanently critical method (it rather
reads off its metaphysics from science), has empiricist and empirical
realist leanings, is less thoroughgoing in its emergentism, does not espouse
a non-positivist unity of method and has little understanding of social
science as necessarily explanatory critical and emancipatory in intent.

There's an ongoing debate in JCR between mainstream realism and CR re
transcendental arguments. Such debate presupposes differences as well as
commonalities. I'm all for it.

Mervyn

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "George demetrion" <gdemetrion@xxxxxxx>
To: <critical-realism@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 2:42 PM
Subject: Re: [Critical-Realism] shameless self-promotion


> Thanks Ruth,
>
> Mervyn,
>
> Here's a possible connection via Sellars, as there has been some decent
> work
> done on the relationship between early pragmatism and the American school
> of
> critical realism.  Perhaps there's an essay included on pragmatism and
> realism by John Shook.
>
> One never knows.
>
> Best,
>
> George Demetrion
> PS I'm not the professional in this area and my focus is elsewhere at this
> point in any event.  That wouldn't rule me out, I hope, from making such
> observations?
>
>
> From: "Ruth Groff" <RGroff1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: Continuation of the Spoon Bhaskar
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> Subject: Re: [Critical-Realism] shameless self-promotion
> Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2007 09:19:18 -0400
>
> Hi all,
>
> Now that I've mentioned the forthcoming collection in connection with Roy
> Wood Sellars, I should add that Doug and Howard both have excellent pieces
> in it (as do the contributors outside of CR).  The volume is called
> Revitalizing Causality: Realism About Causality in Philosophy and Social
> Science.  It'll be in one of the CR series, from Routledge.  Jan 08 maybe?
> Though could be sooner.
>
> r.
>
>
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