The Differences that Make a Difference

An unlearned carpenter of my acquaintance once said in my hearing: “There is very little difference between one man and another; but what little there is, is very important.” – William James (1890)On the question of “the individual and the community in pragmatism,” most people would probably think...

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Argitaratua izan da:URI:https://journals.openedition.org/ejpap,
Egile nagusia: Haack, Susan
Formatua: Article ou chapitre numérique
Hizkuntza:Anglais
Argitaratua: European Journal of Pragmatism and American Philosophy 2017
Sarrera elektronikoa:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Gaia:An unlearned carpenter of my acquaintance once said in my hearing: “There is very little difference between one man and another; but what little there is, is very important.” – William James (1890)On the question of “the individual and the community in pragmatism,” most people would probably think first of Dewey’s influential ideas about the individual and society: his conception of education as preparation for responsible citizenship, perhaps, or his critique of the “ragged individualism” o...