An examination of the major early 20th-century figures associated with American pragmatist thought, with attention to their influences, their intellectual context, and their relationships to 19th and 20th-century philosophical developments. Central figures include C. S. Peirce, William James, John Dewey, and George Herbert Mead. Other possible figures for consideration might include Josiah Royce, George Santayana, Jane Addams, or W. E. B. DuBois, among others. Some attention may also be given to later figures associated with pragmatist thought, such as Sellars, Putnam, Rorty, or Brandom.
PHL 320: American Pragmatism
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