Published Nov 1, 2021
The Metaphysical Club
Explore the roots and enduring influence of pragmatism, an American philosophy born from the Civil War and Darwinism, as Harvard's Louis Menand delves into the ideas of thinkers like Holmes, James, and Peirce, and its impact on legal theory and cultural evolution, including education reforms by John Dewey.

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