The Necessity of Pragmatism - John Dewey's Conception of Philosophy (Paperback, New Ed)

Hailed as "the most important overall reassessment of Dewey in several decades" (Sidney Ratner, Journal of Speculative Philosophy), The Necessity of Pragmatism investigates the most difficult and neglected aspects of Dewey's thought, his metaphysics and logic. R. W. Sleeper argues for a fundamental unity in Dewey's work, a unity that rests on his philosophy of language, and clarifies Dewey's conception of pragmatism as an action-based philosophy with the power to effect social change through criticism and inquiry. Identifying Dewey's differences with his pragmatist forerunners, Charles Sanders Peirce and William James, Sleeper elucidates Dewey's reshaping of pragmatism and the radical significance of his philosophy of culture. In this first paperback edition, a new introduction by Tom Burke establishes the ongoing importance of Sleeper's analysis of the integrity of Dewey's work and its implications for mathematics, aesthetics, and the cognitive sciences.

General

Imprint:	University of Illinois Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2001
First published:	March 2001
Authors:	R.W. Sleeper
Dimensions:	235 x 152 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	264
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-252-06954-3
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > General Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > General Promotions
LSN:	0-252-06954-4
Barcode:	9780252069543

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