Pragmatism as post-postmodernism : lessons from John Dewey / Larry A. Hickman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hickman, Larry A., 1942-

Series:

American philosophy series (Unnumbered)

American philosophy series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pragmatism.

Postmodernism.

Dewey, John, 1859-1952.

Dewey, John.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (296 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Fordham University Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Larry A. Hickman presents John Dewey as very much at home in the busy mix of contemporary philosophy - as a thinker whose work now, more than 50 years after his death, still furnishes fresh insights into cutting-edge philosophical debates.

Contents:

Postmodernism

Classical pragmatism : waiting at the end of the road

Pragmatism, postmodernism, and global citizenship

Classical pragmatism, postmodernism, and neopragmatism

Technology

Classical pragmatism and communicative action : Jurgen Habermas

From critical theory to pragmatism : Andrew Feenberg

A neo-heideggerian critique of technology : Albert Borgmann

Doing and making in a democracy : John Dewey

The environment

Nature as culture : John Dewey and Aldo Leopold

Green pragmatism : reals without realism and ideals without idealism

Classical pragmatism

What was Dewey's magic number?

Cultivating a common faith : Dewey's religion

Beyond the epistemology industry : Dewey's theory of inquiry

The homo faber debate in Dewey and Max Scheler

Productive pragmatism : habits as artifacts in Peirce and Dewey.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8232-4839-9

0-8232-3554-8

OCLC:

608449021