The new pragmatism / Alan Malachowski.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Malachowski, Alan R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pragmatism.

Philosophy, Modern.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 161 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Durham : Acumen, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Some hundred years after its inception, pragmatism has reclaimed centre stage, not just within philosophy, but also within intellectual culture as a whole. This book sets out to explain what it is about pragmatism that makes it such a distinctively attractive prospect to so many thinkers, even in previously hostile traditions. Alan Malachowski sets out in a clear and accessible manner the original guiding thoughts behind the pragmatist approach to philosophy and examines how these thoughts have fared in the hands of those largely responsible for the present revival (Hilary Putnam and Richard Rorty). The pragmatism that emerges from this exploration of its “classic” and “new wave” forms is then assessed in terms of both its philosophical potential and its wider cultural contribution. Readers will emerge from the book with a more secure grip on what pragmatism involves and a correspondingly clearer grasp of what it has to offer and what its current resurgence is all about.

Contents:

Introducing the New Pragmatism

Leaving classic pragmatism behind

Rorty against the tradition

Putnam's contributions

Pragmatism without reconciliation : Rorty and Putnam

Prospects

New Pragmatism and philosophy.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-317-49363-X

1-317-49364-8

1-315-71200-8

1-283-45667-2

9786613456670

1-84465-382-X

9781315712000

OCLC:

898104211