The American Pragmatists

by Cheryl Misak

Book Overview

Cheryl Misak presents a history of the great American philosophical tradition of pragmatism, from its inception in the Metaphysical Club of the 1870s to the present day. She identifies two dominant lines of thought in the tradition: the first begins with Charles S. Peirce and Chauncey Wright and continues through to Lewis, Quine, and Sellars; the other begins with William James and continues through to Dewey and Rorty. This ambitious new account identifies...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199231206
• ISBN13: 9780199231201
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.3"