Description
Book SynopsisUnravels the complex history of pragmatism and discusses contemporary conceptions
Trade ReviewWhat Pragmatism Was makes an important contribution to our understanding of pragmatism. Burke's prose is lucid and precise, and his scholarship is first rate. His book is to be strongly recommended to those interested in pragmatism and its history. It would also be useful as secondary reading for undergraduate and graduate classes in Pragmatism.
* Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews *
Highly recommended.
* Choice *
[This] is . . . a work from which all pragmatists can and, I would add most certainly should, learn.
* Transactions of the Charles S. Peirce Society *
Table of ContentsPreface
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Pragmatic Maxim
1. Peirce's Early Presentation of the Maxim
2. James's Presentation of the Maxim
3. Peirce's Later Versions of the Maxim
4. A Composite Sketch of the Maxim
5. Empiricism versus Pragmatism
6. Measurement and the Observer Effect
7. Perception and Action
8. Addams and the Settlement Movement
9. Truth, Justice, and the American Pragmatist Way
10. Twelve Misconceptions of Pragmatism
Conclusion: Belief and Meaning
Appendices
Bibliography
Index
