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The Range of Pragmatism and the Limits of Philosophy

Edited by: Richard Shusterman (Temple University)

Series: Metaphilosophy

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This book, written by some of pragmatism's leading scholars, explores the range of pragmatism and its resources for treating crucial contemporary issues.

An exploration of the range of pragmatism and the limits of philosophy.

Probes the range of pragmatism in terms of its international impact.

Considers thinkers such as Emerson and Du Bois whose identity as pragmatists is contested.

Extends pragmatism's resources for dealing with crucial contemporary questions.

Addresses pressing questions such as globalization, multiculturalism, race and ethnicity, the uses of law and education, and the role of violence and war.

Charts the ways in which pragmatism contributes to disciplines beyond philosophy, including law, history, psychology, American Studies, ethnic and cultural studies.

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Notes on Contributors.

1. Introduction (Richard Shusterman)

2. Pragmatism and East-Asian Thought (Richard Shusterman)

3. China's Pragmatist Experiment in Democracy: Hu Shih's Pragmatism and Dewey's Influence in China (Sor-Hoon Tan)

4. Pragmatism, Postmodernism, and Global Citizenship (Larry A. Hickman)

5. Old Ideas Crumble: War, Pragmatist Intellectuals, and the Limits of Philosophy (John J. Stuhr)

6. What's the Use of Calling Du Bois a Pragmatist (Paul C. Taylor)

7. Pragmatism and Ethnicity: Critique, Reconstruction, and the New Hispanic (José Medina)

8. Legal Pragmatism (Richard A. Posner)

9. Changing the Epistemological and Psychological Subject: William James's Psychology Without Borders (Marianne Janack)

10. The Question of Voice and the Limits of Pragmatism: Emerson, Dewey, and Cavell (Vincent Colapietro)

11. Pragmatism and the Practice of History: From Turner and Du Bois to Today (James T. Kloppenberg)

Index.

TopAbout the Author

Richard Shusterman is Professor and Chair of Philosophy at Temple University.