The Ends of Philosophy: Pragmatism, Foundationalism and Postmodernism

This book engages the confrontation between the foundationalist aims of traditional philosophy, the postmodern critique, and the pragmatic attempt to maintain a form of non-foundational inquiry. Through readings of the work of Peirde, Nietzsche, Wittgenstein, Buchler, Derrida, Rorty, and others, the author examines the nature and scope of philosophically relevant knowledge.

• Ambitious and important work, by a respected philosopher.
• Presents a clear and thoughtful analysis of key philosophical traditions.
• Examines the nature and scope of philosophically relevant knowledge.

Author: Lawrence E. Cahoone
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers
Published: 12/01/1995
Pages: 448
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.57lbs
Size: 9.04h x 6.10w x 1.18d
ISBN: 9780631234050

About the Author

Lawrence E. Cahoone is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the College of the Holy Cross. He is author of The Dilemma of Modernity (1989) and Civil Society: The Conservative Meaning of Liberal Politics (Blackwell 2002), and editor of From Modernism to Postmodernism (Second edition, Blackwell 2002).