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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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Pratt, Scott L., 1959-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2002.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.