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Native pragmatism : rethinking the roots of American philosophy /

Pragmatism is America's most distinctive philosophy. Generally, it has been understood as a development of European thought in response to the 'American wilderness'. A closer examination, however, reveals that the roots and central commitments of pragmatism are indigenous to North Ame...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Pratt, Scott L., 1959-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2002.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The problem of origins
  • American pragmatism
  • The colonial attitude
  • American progress
  • The indigenous attitude
  • Welcoming the cannibals
  • The logic of place
  • "This very ground"
  • Science and sovereignty
  • The logic of home
  • Feminism and pragmatism.