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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461984203321

Autore

Margolis Joseph <1924->

Titolo

Pragmatism ascendent [[electronic resource] ] : a yard of narrative, a touch of prophecy / / Joseph Margolis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Stanford, California, : Stanford University Press, 2012

ISBN

0-8047-8398-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (202 p.)

Disciplina

144/.3

Soggetti

Pragmatism - History

Philosophy, American

Philosophy, European

Analysis (Philosophy)

Continental philosophy

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Prologue; 1. The Point of Hegel's Dissatisfaction with Kant; 2. Rethinking Peirce's Fallibilism; 3. Pragmatism's Future: A Touch of Prophecy; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Pragmatism Ascendent is the last of four volumes on the contribution of pragmatism to  American philosophy and Western philosophy as a whole. It covers the period of American philosophy's greatest influence worldwide, from the second half of the 20th century through the beginning of the 21st. The book provides an account of the way pragmatism reinterprets the revolutionary contributions of Kant and Hegel, the significance of pragmatism's original vision, and the expansion of classic pragmatism to incorporate the strongest themes of Hegelian and Darwinian sources. In the process, it