The Revival of Pragmatism: New Essays on Social Thought, Law, and Culture

by Morris Dickstein

Book Overview

Although long considered the most distinctive American contribution to philosophy, pragmatism--with its problem-solving emphasis and its contingent view of truth--lost popularity in mid-century after the advent of World War II, the horror of the Holocaust, and the dawning of the Cold War. Since the 1960s, however, pragmatism in many guises has again gained prominence, finding congenial places to flourish within growing intellectual movements. This...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822322285
• ISBN13: 9780822322283
• Release Date: November 1998
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 2.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.5" x 9.6"