Native pragmatism : rethinking the roots of American philosophy
"Pragmatism is America's most distinctive philosophy. Generally it has been understood as a development of European thought in response to the "American wilderness." A closer examination, however, reveals that the roots and central commitments of pragmatism are indigenous to North America. Native Pragmatism recovers this history and thus provides the means to re-conceive the scope and potential of American philosophy. Pragmatism has been at best only partially understood by those who focus on its European antecedents. This book casts new light on pragmatism's complex origins and demands a rethinking of African American and feminist thought in the context of the American philosophical tradition. Scott L. Pratt demonstrates that pragmatism and its development involved the work of many thinkers previously overlooked in the history of philosophy."--Page 4 de la couverture
xviii, 316 pages ; 25 cm.
9780253340788, 9780253215192, 0253340780, 0253215196
1240268123
The problem of origins
American pragmatism
The colonial attitude
American progress
The indigenous attitude
Welcoming the cannibals
The logic of place
"This very ground"
Science and sovereignty
The logic of home
Feminism and pragmatism
Conclusion: The legacy of nature American thought
"Parts of chapters 2 and 9 were previously published as "Native American Thought and the Origins of Pragmatism," in Ayaangwaamizin: The International Journal of Indigenous Philosophy 1, no1 (1997): 55-80."--Verso de la page de titre