The Pragmatic Mind: Explorations in the Psychology of Belief

by Mark Bauerlein

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822320134
• ISBN13: 9780822320135
• Release Date: September 1997
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.5"