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The Promise of Pragmatism: Modernism and the Crisis of Knowledge and Authority New edition
John Patrick Diggins
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The Promise of Pragmatism: Modernism and the Crisis of Knowledge and Authority New edition
John Patrick Diggins
In this critique of pragmatism and neopragmatism, the author traces the attempts of thinkers from William James to Richard Rorty to find a response to the crisis of modernism. The limitations of pragmatism are explored from a historical perspective.
514 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | May 15, 1995 |
| ISBN13 | 9780226148793 |
| Publishers | The University of Chicago Press |
| Pages | 528 |
| Dimensions | 15 × 24 × 3 mm · 680 g |
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