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Record Nr.

UNINA9910969152603321

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

Sommario/riassunto

Pragmatism, Postmodernism and the Future of Philosophy is a vigorous and dynamic confrontation with the task and temperament of philosophy today. In this energetic and far-reaching new book, Stuhr draws persuasively on the resources of the pragmatist tradition of James and Dewey, and critically engages the work of Continental



philosophers like Adorno, Foucault, and Deleuze, to explore fundamental questions of how we might think and live differently in the future. Along the way, the book addresses important issues in public policy, university administration, spirituality, and the notion of community and its meaning in a global world of difference. This book is essential reading for anyone concerned with the future of philosophy, and the ways in which philosophical thinking can help us live better, more fulfilling lives.