The American Evasion of Philosophy A Genealogy of Pragmatism |
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| Author:
| West, Cornel |
| ISBN: | 978-1-282-69747-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2009 |
| Publisher: | University of Wisconsin Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $9.99 |
Book Description:
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Taking Emerson as his starting point, Cornel West s basic task in this ambitious enterprise 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...
More DescriptionTaking Emerson as his starting point, Cornel West s basic task in this ambitious enterprise 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."