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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
Paperback: 504 pages
Publisher: Princeton University Press (April 10, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0691137064
ISBN-13: 978-0691137063
Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 1.3 x 9.4 inches
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The collection of essays in this volume present an adequate general overview of pragmatism past and present. Beginning with Peirce's seminal essays and including works from Dewey and James, the editors devote roughly 70% of the book to more recent authors, including Hilary Putnam, Richard Rorty, and Cornel West, among others. The picture of pragmatism that emerges is of a highly diffuse intellectual movement, one that nonetheless displays certain overall continuities. Highly recommended.By the way: the particular copy I ordered arrived in rough condition! The book was published less than a year ago, so I'm not sure how it could have been damaged so quickly.
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