The Pragmatism Reader From Peirce through the Present

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Synopsis

The Pragmatism Reader is the essential anthology of this important philosophical movement. Each selection featured here is a key writing by a leading pragmatist thinker, and represents a distinctively pragmatist approach to a core philosophical problem. The collection includes work by pragmatism's founders, Charles Peirce, William James, and John Dewey, as well as seminal writings by mid-twentieth-century pragmatists such as Sidney Hook, C. I. Lewis, Nelson Goodman, Rudolf Carnap, Wilfrid Sellars, and W.V.O. Quine. This reader also includes the most important work in contemporary pragmatism by philosophers like Susan Haack, Cornel West, Hilary Putnam, Richard Rorty, Cheryl Misak, and Robert Brandom. Each selection is a stand-alone piece--not an excerpt or book chapter--and each is presented fully unabridged.

The Pragmatism Reader challenges the notion that pragmatism fell into a midcentury decline and was dormant until the advent of "neopragmatism" in the 1980s. This comprehensive anthology reveals a rich and highly influential tradition running unbroken through twentieth-century philosophy and continuing today. It shows how American pragmatist philosophers have contributed to leading philosophical debates about truth, meaning, knowledge, experience, belief, existence, justification, and freedom.

Covers pragmatist philosophy from its origins to today
Features key writings by the leading pragmatist thinkers
Demonstrates the continuity and enduring influence of pragmatism
Challenges prevailing notions about pragmatism
Includes only stand-alone pieces, completely unabridged
Reflects the full range of pragmatist themes, arguments, concerns, and commitments

Book details

Author:
Robert B. Talisse, Scott F. Aikin
ISBN:
9781400838684
Related ISBNs:
9780691137063, 9780691137056
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
Yes
Date of addition:
2017-09-22
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2011
Copyright by:
Princeton University Press 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Philosophy