# Pragmatism — Deck 10

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Category: Philosophy
Slides: 14
Updated: 2026-05-15T22:19:03.342Z
Tags: philosophy, pragmatism

## Summary

Notes on the most American of philosophical traditions — from a metaphysical club in Cambridge, Mass., 1872, through John Dewey's classroom, to the ironist liberalism of Richard Rorty. Key sections include: Prag matism; What pragmatism is for; I. Charles Sanders Peirce; II. William James; III. John Dewey; IV. Richard Rorty; The pragmatist argument, in one shape; Neopragmatism & the Cambridge pragmatists; The Cambridge of 1872; Key Works.

## Slide Outline

1. Prag matism
2. What pragmatism is for
3. I. Charles Sanders Peirce
4. II. William James
5. III. John Dewey
6. IV. Richard Rorty
7. The pragmatist argument, in one shape
8. Neopragmatism & the Cambridge pragmatists
9. The Cambridge of 1872
10. Key Works
11. Standing objections
12. Why it still matters
13. Go Deeper
14. Colophon

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