The American Evasion of Philosophy: A Genealogy of Pragmatism by Cornel West

The American Evasion of Philosophy: A Genealogy of Pragmatism

Cornel West

292 pages first pub 1989 (editions)

nonfiction history philosophy challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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Taking Emerson as his starting point, West’s basic task in this enterprise is to chart the emergence, development, decline & recent resurgence of American pragmatism. Dewey is the central figure in this pantheon of pragmatists, but he treats a...

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