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Pragmatism, Old And New: Selected Writings by editor, Susan Haack; associate editor, Robert Lane is a philosophy book available to read on EtoBox.
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Morris R. Cohen once described pragmatism as "a philosophy for people who cannot think"; and Bertrand Russell feared that pragmatism would lead philosophy into "cosmic impiety." Nothing could be further from the truth. Pragmatism was one of the most fruitful philosophical movements of the late nineteenth century, and has continued to be a significant influence on some of the major figures in philosophy - F. P. Ramsey, W. V. Quine, Sidney Hook, Nelson Goodman, Hilary Putnam, and many others.Today
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- editor, Susan Haack; associate editor, Robert Lane
- Publisher
- Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books
- Published
- 2005
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781591023593
- Category
- philosophy
- Subjects
- History, Philosophy, Humanities
- Rating
- 4.4 / 5 (6 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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