American Evasion of Philosophy

A Genealogy of Pragmatism

Häftad, Engelska, 1989

Av Cornel West

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Taking Emerson as his starting-point, Cornel West's basic task is to chart the emergence, development, decline, and recent resurgence of American pragmatism. John Dewey is the central figure in West's pantheon of pragmatists, but he treats as well such varied mid-century representatives of the tradition as Sidney Hook, C. Wright Mills, W.E.B. Du Bois, Reinhold Niebuhr, and Lionel Trilling. West's genealogy is, ultimately, a very personal work, for it is imbued throughout with the author's conviction that a thorough reexamination of American pragmatism may help inspire and instruct contemporary efforts to remake and reform American society and culture.

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Utgivningsdatum1989-12-01
Mått155 x 235 x 15 mm
Vikt413 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor279
Upplaga1989
FörlagPalgrave Macmillan
ISBN9780333525692

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Part 1 The Emersonian prehistory of American pragmatism: Emerson on power (and tradition); Emerson on provocation (and the market); Emerson on personality (and race); Emerson as organic intellectual. Part 2 The historic emergence of American pragmatism: Peirce on scientific method, community and Christian love; James on individuality, reconciliation and heroic energies. Part 3 The coming-of-age of American pragmatism - John Dewey: Dewey on historical consciousness, critical intelligence nad creative democracy. Part 4 The dilemna of the mid-century pragmatic intellectual: the Deweyan political intellectual, Sidney Hook; the Neo-Deweyan radical social critic, C.Wright Mills; the Jamesian organic intellectual, W.E.B. Du Bois; the Jamesian cultural critic, Reinhold Niebuhr; the pragmatist as Arnoldian literary critic, Lionel Trilling. Part 5 The decline and resurgence of American pragmatism - W.V. Quine and Richard Rorty. Part 6 Prophetic pragmatism - cultural criticism and political engagement: Roberto Unger and third-wave left romanticism; the challenge of Michel Foucault; tragedy, tradition and political praxis; prophetic pragmatism and postmodernity.