Pragmatism, Postmodernism and the Future of Philosophy (Routledge American Philosophy Series(Raps).)

First published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. 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. 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 farreaching new book, John J. 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, spirituality, and the notion of community. 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. Draws on the strengths of both American and continental philosophical traditions to engage pressing issues of public policy, university administration and the current state of philosophy. The real aim of this book, however, is to examine how philosophy can best help us think and live better lives. In 1836, Ralph Waldo Emerson critically demanded for, and from, his readers fresh, new, different thoughts and lives.