The Pragmatic Mind - Explorations in the Psychology of Belief

"Bauerlein has written a closely argued and rigorously organized philosophical study that has importance for thinkers who are philosophers, literary critics, and cultural critics. It is a book that should be read by all neopragmatists."--John Carlos Rowe, University of California at Irvine

About the author

Mark Bauerlein is Professor of English at Emory University. He is the author of several books, including Literary Criticism: An Autopsy.

Summary

A study of the pragmatism of Emerson, James, and Peirce and its relevance for the neopragmatism of thinkers like Richard Rorty, Stanley Fish, and Cornel West. In offering neopragmatism, a theory of the mind taken from Emerson, James, and Peirce, this book suggests that the neopragmatists' arguments can be sharpened across a variety of disciplines.

Product details

• Authors: Bauerlein, Mark Bauerlein, Mark Bauerlein
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.09.1997
• EAN: 9780822320135
• ISBN: 978-0-8223-2013-5
• No. of pages: 160
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 216 mm x 12 mm
• Weight: 272 g
• Series: New Americanists; New Americanists
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA, Religion und Glaube