Scott L. Pratt

Native Pragmatism: Rethinking the Roots of American Philosophy

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Pragmatism is America's most distinctive philosophy. Generally it hasbeen understood as a development of European thought in response to theAmerican wilderness. A closer examination, however, reveals that theroots and central commitments of pragmatism are indigenous to North America. NativePragmatism recovers this history and thus provides the means to re-conceive thescope and potential of American philosophy. Pragmatism has been at best onlypartially understood by those who focus on its European antecedents. This book castsnew light on pragmatism's complex origins and demands a rethinking of AfricanAmerican and feminist thought in the contex… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-253-21519-2
EAN: 9780253215192
Produktnummer: 24468822
Verlag: Indiana Univ Pr
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2002
Seitenangabe: 316 S.
Masse: H23.3 cm x B15.4 cm x D2.1 cm 476 g
Auflage: New
Gewicht: 476
Sonstiges: Ab 22 J.

Über den Autor

Scott L. Pratt is Associate Professor of Philosophy and head of the Philosophy Department at the University of Oregon. He received his B. A. in philosophy from Beloit College (Wisconsin) and his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota. He teaches American Philosophy and the history of Modern European Philosophy, and is co-editor of American Philosophies: An Anthology and The Philosophical Writings of Cadwallader Colden.