Publication

2013 - Indiana University Press

Language

English

Word Count

64,000 words, Guess

Page Count

256 pages

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Classifications

  • LCCB832

Description

Burke examines the philosophies of William James and Charles S. Peirce to determine how certain maxims of pragmatism originated. He 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 pragmaticsm found in current U.S. political discourse and explains what this quintessentially American philosophy means today. --Back cover.

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