The American evasion of philosophy : a genealogy of pragmatism /

"Taking Emerson as his starting point, Cornel West's basic task in this ambitious enterprise is to chart the emergence, development, decline, and recent resurgence of American pragmatism. John Dewey is the central figure in West's pantheon of pragmatists, but he treats as well such va...

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Main Author:	West, Cornel
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Madison, Wisconsin : University of Wisconsin Press, [1989]
Series:	Wisconsin project on American writers.
Subjects:	Pragmatism > History. Philosophy, American > History. Pragmatisme. Pragmatisme > Histoire. Philosophie américaine > Histoire. Philosophy, American. Pragmatism. Geschichte Philosophie Pragmatisches Denken Pragmatismus USA USA. Philosophy, American > History Pragmatism > History History.