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The American evasion of philosophy
a genealogy of pragmatism
Abstract
A study of American pragmatism, this book looks at all the different stages from the Emersonian roots, through the dilemma of the mid-century pragmatic intellectual up to the decline and resurgence of American pragmatism. It also discusses prophetic pragmatism.
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The Emersonian prehistory of American pragmatism
pp.9-41
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-20415-1_2
The coming-of-age of American pragmatism
John Dewey
pp.69-111
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-20415-1_4
The dilemma of the mid-century pragmatic intellectual
pp.112-181
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-20415-1_5
The decline and resurgence of American pragmatism
W. V. Quine and Richard Rorty
pp.182-210
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-20415-1_6
Prophetic pragmatism
cultural criticism and political engagement
pp.211-239
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-20415-1_7Publication details
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Place: Basingstoke
Year: 1989
Pages: 279
Series: Language, Discourse, Society
ISBN (hardback): 978-0-333-52569-2
ISBN (digital): 978-1-349-20415-1
Full citation:
West Cornel (1989) The American evasion of philosophy: a genealogy of pragmatism. Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan.