What's the Use of Calling Du Bois a Pragmatist?

Metaphilosophy 35 (1-2):99-114 (2004)
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Was W. E. B. Du Bois a pragmatist? Does it matter? This essay argues that reading Du Bois as a pragmatist highlights aspects of his work and life that might otherwise go unnoticed, while also highlighting aspects of pragmatism that often go unappreciated. In addition, this double revelation may help restore to us some important resources for dealing with current social problems.

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Paul C. Taylor
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Pragmatism: A New Name for Some Old Ways of Thinking.William James - 2014 - Gorham, ME: Cambridge University Press. Edited by Eric C. Sheffield.
Pragmatism.William James - 1943 - Philosophical Review 52:623.

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