The pragmatic mind
Subtitle: explorations in the psychology of belief
By: Mark Bauerlein.
Series: New Americanists
Publisher: Duke University Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Durham [NC]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 136
Subjects: Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882; Peirce, Charles S. 1839-1914; James, William, 1842-1910; Pragmatism -- History; Psychology -- United States -- Philosophy -- History
Description: The Pragmatic Mind is a study of the pragmatism of Emerson, James, and Peirce and its overlooked relevance for the neopragmatism of thinkers like Richard Rorty, Stanley Cavell, Stanley Fish, and Cornel West. Arguing that the "original" pragmatists are too-often cited casually and imprecisely as mere precursors to this contemporary group of American intellectuals, Mark Bauerlein explores the explicit consequences of the earlier group's work for current debates among and around the new pragmatists.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 113-134) and index.