What Pragmatism Was

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Pragmatism
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Author: F. Thomas Burke ISBN: 9780253009623
Publisher: Indiana University Press Publication: June 14, 2013
Imprint: Indiana University Press Language: English
Author: F. Thomas Burke
ISBN: 9780253009623
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publication: June 14, 2013
Imprint: Indiana University Press
Language: English

F. Thomas Burke believes that pragmatism, especially as it has been employed in politics and social action, needs a reassessment. He examines the philosophies of William James and Charles S. Peirce to determine how certain maxims of pragmatism originated. Burke contrasts pragmatism as a certain set of beliefs or actions with pragmatism as simply a methodology. He unravels the complex history of this philosophical tradition and discusses contemporary conceptions of pragmatism found in current US political discourse and explains what this quintessentially American philosophy means today.

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F. Thomas Burke believes that pragmatism, especially as it has been employed in politics and social action, needs a reassessment. He examines the philosophies of William James and Charles S. Peirce to determine how certain maxims of pragmatism originated. Burke contrasts pragmatism as a certain set of beliefs or actions with pragmatism as simply a methodology. He unravels the complex history of this philosophical tradition and discusses contemporary conceptions of pragmatism found in current US political discourse and explains what this quintessentially American philosophy means today.

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