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Rorty and Beyond ed. by Randall Auxier, Eli Kramer and Krzysztof Piotr Skowroński (review)

Rorty and Beyond ed. by Randall Auxier, Eli Kramer and Krzysztof Piotr Skowroński (review) Volume 42, No. 3, September 2021 83 intellectual” (Cornel West, Prophetic Fragments [Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1988], 3–12). This term, like “prophetic pragmatism,” contains a tension that is not easily resolved. The fascinating question the book raises is what it means to be a pragma- tist. Not the rather tiresome debate about whether Peircean operationalism or Jamesian inferentialism is the “real” pragmatism (pp. 33–34, 46–47), but the question of whether the true pragmatist engages primarily in experimen- tal philosophizing or in democratic action. Just as there is a sort of irony in Marxists writing academic books about Marxism (instead of heeding Marx’s call to change the world), there is a sort of irony in pragmatists situating their theories with reference to the intellectual pantheon of what William James disparagingly calls “professional philosophy.” Shouldn’t a real pragmatist hit the streets and start putting their ideas to work? Goodson and Stone agree that Cornel West’s popular writings, music albums, involvement in protests, and appearances on TV news shows are all in some sense connected to his interpretation of pragmatism, or even expressions of his own pragmatism. Their dialogue invites readers to consider precisely how this intellectual tra- dition and this commitment http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American Journal of Theology & Philosophy University of Illinois Press

Rorty and Beyond ed. by Randall Auxier, Eli Kramer and Krzysztof Piotr Skowroński (review)

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Volume 42, No. 3, September 2021 83 intellectual” (Cornel West, Prophetic Fragments [Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1988], 3–12). This term, like “prophetic pragmatism,” contains a tension that is not easily resolved. The fascinating question the book raises is what it means to be a pragma- tist. Not the rather tiresome debate about whether Peircean operationalism or Jamesian inferentialism is the “real” pragmatism (pp. 33–34, 46–47), but the question of whether the true pragmatist engages primarily in experimen- tal philosophizing or in democratic action. Just as there is a sort of irony in Marxists writing academic books about Marxism (instead of heeding Marx’s call to change the world), there is a sort of irony in pragmatists situating their theories with reference to the intellectual pantheon of what William James disparagingly calls “professional philosophy.” Shouldn’t a real pragmatist hit the streets and start putting their ideas to work? Goodson and Stone agree that Cornel West’s popular writings, music albums, involvement in protests, and appearances on TV news shows are all in some sense connected to his interpretation of pragmatism, or even expressions of his own pragmatism. Their dialogue invites readers to consider precisely how this intellectual tra- dition and this commitment

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American Journal of Theology & Philosophy – University of Illinois Press

Published: Apr 15, 2022

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