Democratic Hope : Pragmatism and the Politics of Truth /

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"The pragmatists' response to the claim that theirs is a deeply American philosophy has been less to challenge the claim than to attempt to embrace it on their own terms. . . . One could speak of a national philosophy as one could not speak of a national chemistry or physics. But national...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Westbrook, Robert B. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, [2015]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Pragmatism.
Intellectual life.
Democracy > Philosophy.
Democracy.
PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Pragmatism.
Democracy > United States.
United States.
United States > Intellectual life.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • PART ONE. Pragmatism Old
  • 1. Peircean Politics
  • 2. Our Kinsman, William James
  • 3. Pullman and the Professor
  • 4. On the Private Parts of a Public Philosopher
  • 5. Marrying Marxism
  • PART TWO. Pragmatism New
  • 6. A Dream Country
  • 7. Democratic Logic
  • 8. Democratic Evasions
  • 9. Educating Citizens
  • Index

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