{"product_id":"100-years-of-pragmatism-9780253221421","title":"100 Years of Pragmatism","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow is pragmatism to be understood? What has been its cultural and philosophical impact? Is it a crucial resource for current problems and for life and thought in the future? This book addresses these questions, situating them in personal, philosophical, political, American, and global contexts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOverall, this volume consists of well-written essays that ought to prompt a thoughtful reconsideration of William James's thought and its place in American culture. . . . Recommended.October 2010, Vol. 48, No. 2\u003c\/p\u003e * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA well-balanced, interdisciplinary critical assessment of the ways that James understood pragmatism and the ways that understanding is still valid, helpful, and in need of revision and amplification for today's culture and contemporary needs.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Richard Shusterman * Florida Atlantic University *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003cbr\u003eList of Abbreviations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: 100 Years of Pragmatism \/ John J. Stuhr\u003cbr\u003e1. James's Pragmatism and American Culture, 1907–2007 \/ James T. Kloppenberg\u003cbr\u003e2. The Enemies of Pragmatism \/ Mark Bauerlein\u003cbr\u003e3. The Earth Must Resume Its Rights: A Jamesian Genealogy of Immaturity \/ Ross Posnock\u003cbr\u003e4. Pragmatism and Death: Method vs. Metaphor, Tragedy vs. the Will to Believe \/ William J. Gavin\u003cbr\u003e5. William James's Pragmatism: A Distinctly Mixed Bag \/ Bruce Wilshire\u003cbr\u003e6. The Deconstruction of Traditional Philosophy in William James's Pragmatism \/ Richard M. Gale\u003cbr\u003e7. James on Truth and Solidarity: The Epistemology of Diversity and the Politics of Specificity \/ José M. Medina\u003cbr\u003e8. Pragmatism, Nihilism, and Democracy: What Is Called Thinking at the End of Modernity? \/ James Livingston\u003cbr\u003e9. Active Tension \/ Linda Simon\u003cbr\u003e10. Reflections on the Future of Pragmatism \/ Ruth Anna Putnam\u003cbr\u003e11. Looking toward Last Things: James's Pragmatism beyond Its First Century \/ John J. Stuhr\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Contributors\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400661934423,"sku":"9780253221421","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780253221421.jpg?v=1730471234","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/100-years-of-pragmatism-9780253221421","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}