Pragmatism, Postmodernism and the Future of Philosophy

by John J. Stuhr

Overview

Pragmatism, Postmodernism and the Future of Philosophy is a vigorous and dynamic confrontation with the task and temperament of philosophy today. In this energetic and far-reaching new book, Stuhr draws persuasively on the resources of the pragmatist tradition of James and Dewey, and critically engages the work of Continental philosophers like Adorno, Foucault, and Deleuze, to explore fundamental questions of how we might think and live differently in the future. Along the way, the book addresses important issues in public policy, university administration, spirituality, and the notion of community and its meaning in a global world of difference. This book is essential reading for anyone concerned with the future of philosophy, and the ways in which philosophical thinking can help us live better, more fulfilling lives.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415939683
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/27/2002
Series:	Routledge American Philosophy Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 Thinking beyond the Twentieth Century: Democracy and Education after Liberalism; Chapter 2 The Defects of Liberalism: Lasting Elements of Negative Pragmatism; Chapter 3 Democracy as a Way of Life, Democracy in the Face of Terrorism; Chapter 4 Relevances, Realities, and Rat Races: Democracy as a; Personal; Way of Life; Chapter 5 From the Art of Surfaces to Control Societies and Beyond: Stoicism, Postmodernism, and Pan-Machinism; Chapter 6 From Consciousness of Doom to Criticism: Non-Dialectical Critical Theory; Chapter 7 Genealogy, Critique, and Transformation: In Our Time; Chapter 8 Power/Inquiry: Criticism and the Logic of Pragmatism; Chapter 9 Pragmatism, Pluralism, and the Future of Philosophy: Farewell to an Idea; Chapter 10 No Consolation: Life without Spirituality, Philosophy without Transcendence;