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1 online resource (176 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1. Introducing the New Pragmatism; 2. Leaving classic pragmatism behind; 3. Rorty against the tradition; 4. Putnam's contributions; 5. Putnam and Rorty: pragmatism without reconciliation; 6. Prospects; Conclusion: the New Pragmatism and philosophy; Notes; Reading the New Pragmatists; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
Some hundred years after its inception, Pragmatism has reclaimed centre stage, not just within philosophy, but also within intellectual culture as a whole. This book sets out to explain what it is about Pragmatism that makes it such a distinctively attractive prospect to so many thinkers, even in previously hostile traditions. Alan Malachowski sets out in a clear and accessible manner the original guiding thoughts behind the Pragmatist approach to philosophy and examines how these thoughts have faired in the hands of those largely responsible for the present revival (Putnam and Rorty). The Pra |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Pragmatism.
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Philosophy, Modern.
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pragmatism.
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Philosophy, Modern
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Pragmatism
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781317493648 |
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1317493648 |
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1844650723 |
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9781844650729 |
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1844650731 |
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9781844650736 |
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