Pragmatism as transition : historicity and hope in James, Dewey, and Rorty / Colin Koopman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Koopman, Colin, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

James, William, 1842-1910.

James, William.

Dewey, John, 1859-1952.

Dewey, John.

Rorty, Richard.

Pragmatism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, 2015.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

Pragmatism is America's best-known native philosophy. It espouses a practical set of beliefs and principles that focus on the improvement of our lives. Yet the split between classical and contemporary pragmatists has divided the tradition against itself. Classical pragmatists, such as John Dewey and William James, believed we should heed the lessons of experience. Neopragmatists, including Richard Rorty, Hilary Putnam, and Jürgen Habermas, argue instead from the perspective of a linguistic turn, which makes little use of the idea of experience. Can these two camps be reconciled in a way that r

Contents:

Table of Contents ; Acknowledgments; Introduction: What Pragmatism Does ; 1. Transitionalism, Meliorism, and Cultural Criticism; 2. Transitionalism in the Pragmatist Tradition; 3. Three Waves of Pragmatism; 4. Knowledge as Transitioning; 5. Ethics as Perfecting; 6. Politics as Progressing; 7. Critical Inquiry as Genealogical Pragmatism; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780231520195

0231520190

OCLC:

945079323