What Pragmatism Was
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780253009586
Subjects: Peirce, charles s. (charles sanders), 1839-1914; Pragmatism; James, william, 1842-1910
Description: Burke examines the philosophies of William James and Charles S. Peirce to determine how certain maxims of pragmatism originated. He 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 pragmaticsm found in current U.S. political discourse and explains what this quintessentially American philosophy means today. --Back cover.