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The recent revival of interest in pragmatism has reintroduced into mainstream philosophy the insights and arguments of great American philosophers such as C.S. Peirce, William James and John Dewey. But it has also led to the use of the term ''pragmatism'' in a huge variety of contexts, such that students and readers can find this fascinating subject confusing. Pragmatism: A Guide for the Perplexed seeks to dispel some of the ambiguity surrounding the term ''pragmatism''. The book offers a clear and thorough account of this important philosophical movement. Thematically structured, it lays out

Contents Articles Frederic R. Kellogg: Hobbes, Holmes, and Dewey: Pragmatism and the Problem of Order Brian E. Butler: Dews, Dworks, and Poses Decide Lochner Sor-hoon Tan: Our Country Right or Wrong: A Pragmatic Response to Anti-Democratic Cultural Nationalism in China Stephen Harris: Antifoundationalism and the Commitment to Reducing Suffering in Rorty and Madhyamaka Buddhism Eric Thomas Weber: On Applying Ethics: Who's Afraid of Plato's Cave? William Gavin, Stefan Neubert, and Kersten Reich: Language and Its Discontents: William James, Richard Rorty, and Interactive Constructivism Matthew J

"Burke examines the philosophies of William James and Charles S. Peirce to determine how certain maxims of pragmatism originated. He contrasts pragmatism as a certain set of beliefs or actions with pragmatism as simply a methodology. He unravels the complex history of this philosophical tradition and discusses contemporary conceptions of pragmatism found in current U.S. political discourse and explains what this quintessentially American philosophy means today"--Back cover

ontemporary Pragmatism is an interdisciplinary, international journal for discussions of applying pragmatism, broadly understood, to today's issues. CP will consider articles about pragmatism written from the standpoint of any tradition and perspective. CP especially seeks original explorations and critiques of pragmatism, and also of pragmatism's relations with humanism, naturalism, and analytic philosophy. CP cannot consider submissions that principally interpret or critique historical figures of American philosophy, although applications of past thought to contemporary issues are sought. CP

John Lachs, one of American philosophy's most distinguished interpreters, turns to William James, Josiah Royce, Charles S. Peirce, John Dewey, and George Santayana to elaborate stoic pragmatism, or a way to live life within reasonable limits. Stoic pragmatism makes sense of our moral obligations in a world driven by perfectionist human ambition and unreachable standards of achievement. Lachs proposes a corrective to pragmatist amelioration and stoic acquiescence by being satisfied with what is good enough. This personal, yet modest, philosophy offers penetrating insights into the American w

Contents Symposium on Richard Rorty Kai NIELSEN: Pragmatism as Atheoreticism: Richard Rorty Chandra KUMAR: Foucault and Rorty on Truth and Ideology: A Pragmatist View from the Left Chase B. WRENN: Pragmatism, Inquiry, and Truth Christopher VOPARIL: On the Idea of Philosophy as Bildungsroman: Rorty and his Critics Articles Eugene HALTON: Peircean Animism and the End of Civilization David BOERSEMA: Eco on Names and Reference Sarah M. Mcgough: Pragmatism and Poststructuralism: Cultivating Political Agency in School Book Reviews Mary MAGADA-WARD: Review of Sharyn Clough, Beyond Epistemology: A Pra

Contents: Joseph MARGOLIS: Pragmatism's New Options Guy AXTELL: The Present Dilemma in Philosophy Sam PAGE: Unconditional Truth in Practice Gregory L. REECE: Language Games, Forms of Life and Conceptual Schemes: Wittgenstein, Davidson, and Religious Belief Lee A. MCBRIDE: Collectivistic Individualism: Dewey and MacIntyre Ronald A. KUIPERS: Stout s Democracy without Secularism: But is it a Tradition? Maughn Rollins GREGORY: Pragmatist Value Inquiry James O. PAWELSKI: Teaching Pragmatism Pragmatically: A Promising Approach to the Cultivation of Character Keiichi TAKAYA: Why Do Schools Fail? Dewe

Guest editor's introduction / Hugh P. McDonald -- A Jamesian approach to environmental ethics / Todd Lekan -- The turn of the skew : environmental philosophy and the ghost of William James / Piers H.G. Stephens -- A Deweyan response to J. Baird Callicott's Land aesthetic / Gregory M. Fahy -- Environmental pragmatism and bioregionalism / Kelvin J. Booth -- Tasting the world : environmental aesthetics and food as art / Glenn Kuehn -- Environmental injustice in Africa / Workineh Kelbessa -- Environmental pragmatism, global warming, and climate change / Jacoby Adeshei Carter --