The Revival of Pragmatism

New Essays on Social Thought, Law, and Culture

Morris Dickstein, M. Dickstein

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English

Duke University Press
23 November 1998

Philosophy; Western philosophy, from c 1900 -; Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge; Ethics & moral philosophy

Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions

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 volume of new essays brings together leading philosophers, historians, legal scholars, social thinkers, and literary critics to examine the far-reaching effects of this revival. As the 25 intellectuals who take part in this discussion show, pragmatism has become a complex terrain on which a rich variety of contemporary debates have been played out. Contributors such as Richard Rorty, Stanley Cavell, Nancy Fraser, Robert Westbrook, Hilary Putnam, and Morris Dickstein trace pragmatism's cultural and intellectual evolution, consider its connection to democracy, and discuss its complex relationship to the work of Emerson, Nietzsche, and Wittgenstein. They show the influence of pragmatism on black intellectuals such a W.E.B. Du bois, explore its view poetic language, and debate its effects on social science, history, and jurisprudence. also including essays by critics of the revival such as Alan Wolfe and John Patrick Diggins, the volume concludes with a response to the whole collection from Stanley Fish. Including an extensive bibliography, this interdisciplinary work provides an in-depth and broadly gauged introduction to pragmatism, one that will be crucial for understanding the shape of the transformations taking place in the American social and philosophical scene at the end of the 20th century.

By: M. Dickstein
Edited by: Morris Dickstein
Imprint: Duke University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 37mm
Weight: 767g
ISBN: 9780822322450
ISBN 10: 0822322455
Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions
Pages: 464
Publication Date: 23 November 1998
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Morris Dickstein is Distinguished Professor of English at Queens College and at the Graduate School of the City University of New York. His previous books include Double Agent: The Critic and Society and Gates of Eden: American Culture in the Sixties.

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

The Revival of Pragmatism is a substantial collection of essays by some of the most distinguished philosophers, legal theorists, cultural historians, and literary critics writing today. . . . Among the pleasures of the volume are some essays that stray outside the usual fare of philosophy, law, and political theory. --Alan Ryan, New York Times Book Review