Native Pragmatism : Rethinking the Roots of American Philosophy

Pratt, Scott L.

ISBN 10: 0253215196 / ISBN 13: 9780253215192

Published by Indiana University Press, 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Native Pragmatism : Rethinking the Roots of American Philosophy
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0253215196
• ISBN 13: 9780253215192
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Pragmatism is America's most distinctive philosophy. Generally it has been understood as a development of European thought in response to the "American wilderness." A closer examination, however, reveals that the roots and central commitments of pragmatism are indigenous to North America. Native Pragmatism recovers this history and thus provides the means to re-conceive the scope and potential of American philosophy. Pragmatism has been at best only partially understood by those who focus on its European antecedents. This book casts new light on pragmatism's complex origins and demands a rethinking of African American and feminist thought in the context of the American philosophical tradition. Scott L. Pratt demonstrates that pragmatism and its development involved the work of many thinkers previously overlooked in the history of philosophy.

About the Author

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.