F. Thomas Burke believes that pragmatism, especially as it has been employed in politics and social action, needs a reassessment. He examines the philosophies of William James and Charles S. Peirce to determine how certain maxims of pragmatism originated. Burke contrasts pragmatism as a certain set of beliefs or actions with pragmatism as simply a methodology. He unravels the complex history of this philosophical tradition and discusses contemporary conceptions of pragmatism found in current US political discourse and explains what this quintessentially American philosophy means today.
- ISBN10 0253009626
- ISBN13 9780253009623
- Publish Date 14 June 2013
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Indiana University Press
- Format eBook
- Pages 256
- Language English