What Pragmatism Was

Cover -- What Pragmatism Was -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Pragmatic Maxim -- 1 Peirce's Early Presentation of the Maxim -- 2 James's Presentation of the Maxim -- 3 Peirce's Later Versions of the Maxim -- 4 A Composite Sketch of the Maxim -- 5 Empiricism versus Pragmatism -- 6 Measurement and the Observer Effect -- 7 Perception and Action -- 8 Addams and the Settlement Movement -- 9 Truth, Justice, and the American Pragmatist Way -- 10 Twelve Misconceptions of Pragmatism -- Conclusion: Belief and Meaning -- Appendices -- Bibliography -- Index

Cover; What Pragmatism Was; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Pragmatic Maxim; 1 Peirce's Early Presentation of the Maxim; 2 James's Presentation of the Maxim; 3 Peirce's Later Versions of the Maxim; 4 A Composite Sketch of the Maxim; 5 Empiricism versus Pragmatism; 6 Measurement and the Observer Effect; 7 Perception and Action; 8 Addams and the Settlement Movement; 9 Truth, Justice, and the American Pragmatist Way; 10 Twelve Misconceptions of Pragmatism; Conclusion: Belief and Meaning; Appendices; Bibliography; Index

"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