{"product_id":"pragmatism-an-introduction-hardback-9780745646640","title":"Pragmatism; An Introduction (Hardback) 9780745646640","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePragmatism\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAn Introduction\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMichael Bacon (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745646640, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 4 April 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e224 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 16 x 2.2 cm, 0.481 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"For once, the endorsements on the cover of a book are not exaggerated. As an excellent introduction to an important strand in philosophy, this book deserves to be available in every library that caters to students of phiosophy and perhaps even those that cater to interested laypeople.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEthical Perspectives\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Most certainly a helpful introductory text for newcomers that ought to be required reading for the rest of us in the midst of our own heated debates.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNotre Dame Philosophical Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A concise, reliable and lucid overview.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitical Studies Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This book offers an engaging and engrossing introduction to and overview of a rich philosophical tradition. Particularly valuable is its survey of a variety of recent and contemporary developments by thinkers who build on and carry forward that tradition.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert B. Brandom, University of Pittsburgh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Brings together classical and contemporary pragmatists in a very clear, succinct, and rigorous way.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCheryl Misak, University of Toronto\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Bacon has made an impressive contribution with this book. It is a lucid and fair-minded map of the\u003cbr\u003epragmatist tradition, and an excellent introduction to the topic.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatthew Festenstein, University of York\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003ePragmatism: An Introduction \u003c\/i\u003eprovides an account of the arguments  of the central figures of the most important philosophical tradition in  the American history of ideas, pragmatism. This wide-ranging and  accessible study explores the work of the classical pragmatists Charles  Sanders Peirce, William James and John Dewey, as well as more recent  philosophers including Richard Rorty, Richard J. Bernstein, Cheryl  Misak, and Robert B. Brandom. \u003cp\u003eMichael Bacon examines how pragmatists argue for the importance of  connecting philosophy to practice. In so doing, they set themselves in  opposition to many of the presumptions that have dominated philosophy  since Descartes. The book demonstrates how pragmatists reject the  Cartesian spectator theory of knowledge, in which the mind is viewed as  seeking accurately to represent items in the world, and replace it with  an understanding of truth and knowledge in terms of the roles they play  within our social practices.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book explores the diverse range of positions that have engendered  marked and sometimes acrimonious disputes amongst pragmatists. Bacon  identifies the themes underlying these differences, revealing a greater  commonality than many commentators have recognized. The result is an  illuminating narrative of a rich philosophical movement that will be of  interest to students in philosophy, political theory, and the history of  ideas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. The Birth of Pragmatism: Charles Sanders Peirce and William James\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. John Dewey on Philosophy and Democracy\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Pragmatism and Analytic Philosophy: Quine, Sellars, and Davidson\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Neo pragmatism: Richard Rorty and Hilary Putnam\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Between Europe and America: Jurgen Habermas and Richard J. Bernstein\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. The Return of Peirce: Susan Haack and Cheryl Misak\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Rationalist pragmatism and pragmatic naturalism: Robert B. Brandom and Huw Price\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorks Cited\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52407315955992,"sku":"9780745646640","price":52.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745646640.jpg?v=1784161161","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/pragmatism-an-introduction-hardback-9780745646640","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}