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Record Nr.

UNINA9910806940203321

Autore

Stuhr John J.

Titolo

Pragmatism, postmodernism, and the future of philosophy / / John J. Stuhr

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2003

ISBN

1-317-95838-1

1-317-95837-3

1-315-86566-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (224 p.)

Collana

Routledge American philosophy series

Disciplina

144.30973

Soggetti

Pragmatism - History

Philosophy, Modern

Postmodernism - History

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

Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Thinking beyond the Twentieth Century: Democracy and Education after Liberalism; 2. The Defects of Liberalism: Lasting Elements of Negative Pragmatism; 3. Democracy as a Way of Life, Democracy in the Face of Terrorism; 4. Relevances, Realities, and Rat Races: Democracy as a Personal Way of Life; 5. From the Art of Surfaces to Control Societies and Beyond: Stoicism, Postmodernism, and Pan-Machinism; 6. From Consciousness of Doom to Criticism: Non-Dialectical Critical Theory

7. Genealogy, Critique, and Transformation: In Our Time8. Power/Inquiry: Criticism and the Logic of Pragmatism; 9. Pragmatism, Pluralism, and the Future of Philosophy: Farewell to an Idea; 10. No Consolation: Life without Spirituality, Philosophy without Transcendence; Index