| Author: | F. Thomas Burke | ISBN: | 9780253009623 |
| Publisher: | Indiana University Press | Publication: | June 14, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Indiana University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | F. Thomas Burke |
| ISBN: | 9780253009623 |
| Publisher: | Indiana University Press |
| Publication: | June 14, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Indiana University Press |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
