The Necessity of Pragmatism – John Dewey`s Conception of Philosophy Sleeper

The Necessity of PragmatismJohn Dewey's Conception of Philosophy\nAuthor(s): R. W. Sleeper\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of Illinois Press, United States\nImprint: University of Illinois Press\nISBN-13: 9780252069543, 978-0252069543\nSynopsis\nHailed as \""the most important overall reassessment of Dewey in several decades\"" (Sidney Ratner, Journal of Speculative Philosophy), The Necessity of Pragmatism investigates the most difficult and neglected aspects of Dewey's thought, his metaphysics and logic. R. W. Sleeper argues for a fundamental unity in Dewey's work, a unity that rests on his philosophy of language, and clarifies Dewey's conception of pragmatism as an action-based philosophy with the power to effect social change through criticism and inquiry.\n Identifying Dewey's differences with his pragmatist forerunners, Charles Sanders Peirce and William James, Sleeper elucidates Dewey's reshaping of pragmatism and the radical significance of his philosophy of culture. I.