Pragmatism and the Politics of Meaning
36 Pages Posted: 14 May 2012
Date Written: 1994
Abstract
The article examines the historic origins of pragmatic philosophy and its relationship to law from Pierce, James, and Dewey to Richard Rorty. It argues that despite some post-modern claims that this outlook has no moral foundation, its greatest thinker saw at as a means to access important truths of the human condition.
Keywords: pragmatism, jurisprudence, post-modern jurisprudence
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Morrissey, Daniel J., Pragmatism and the Politics of Meaning (1994). Drake Law Review, Vol. 43, No. 3, p. 616, 1994, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2058814
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