The Promise of Pragmatism

副标题: Modernism and the Crisis of Knowledge and Authority

ISBN: 9780226148793

作者: John Patrick Diggins

出版社: University Of Chicago Press

出版年: 1995-05-15

页数: 514

定价: GBP 18.50

装帧: Paperback

内容简介

For much of the 20th century, pragmatism has held the dominant point of view in American politics, law, education and social thought in general. After suffering a brief eclipse in the post-World War II period, pragmatism has experienced a revival, especially in literary theory and such areas as poststructuralism and deconstruction. In this critique of pragmatism and neopragmatism, the author traces the attempts of thinkers from William James to Richard Rorty to find a response to the crisis of modernism. He analyzes the limitations of pragmatism from a historical perspective and asks whether America's one original contribution to the world of philosophy has actually fulfilled its promise.