Title: What Pragmatism Was
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.
Subjects: Peirce, charles s. (charles sanders), 1839-1914, Pragmatism, James, william, 1842-1910, History, Political science, Philosophy, Social sciences, Pragmatismus, Politische Philosophie, Pragmatisme (philosophie), Histoire, Sciences sociales, Philosophie