British Empiricism and American Pragmatism: New Directions and Neglected Arguments

by Robert Roth

Book Overview

This volume contributes to the remarkable resurgence in interest for American pragmatism and its proponents, William James, C.S. Peirce, and John Dewey, by focusing on the influence of British empiricism, especially the philosophies of Locker and Hume, and the sharp differences between the two traditions. It is Roth's contention that American pragmatism, sometimes called America's first "indigenous" philosophy, something significant to say philosophically,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823213927
• ISBN13: 9780823213924
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Length: 205 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 9.0"