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The Power of Pragmatism

Knowledge Production and Social Inquiry
Series: Manchester University Press
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The Power of Pragmatism advocates for a pragmatic approach to social inquiry and knowledge production. It brings together perspectives from classical and neo-pragmatism to explore knowledge as contingent, provisional, and made through continuous experimentation. The contributors demonstrate how pragmatism supports democratic, community-centred, and problem-oriented inquiry, emphasising truth as verified through practical application and action rather than fixed representation. The book aims to guide inquiry towards improving life, inspired by Dewey’s vision of a better kind of life.
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Making the case for a pragmatist approach to social inquiry and knowledge production, sixteen contributors illustrate the power of pragmatism to inform democratic, community-centred, action-oriented research.

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This book makes the case for a pragmatist approach to the practice of social inquiry and knowledge production.

Through diverse examples from multiple disciplines, contributors explore the power of pragmatism to inform a practice of inquiry that is democratic, community-centred, problem-oriented, and experimental.

Drawing from both classical and neo-pragmatist perspectives, the book advances a pragmatist sensibility in which truth and knowledge are contingent rather than universal. They are made rather than found, provisional rather than dogmatic, subject to continuous experimentation rather than ultimate proof, and verified in their application in action rather than in the accuracy of their representation of an antecedent reality.

The Power of Pragmatism offers a path forward for mobilising the practice of inquiry and knowledge production on behalf of achieving what Dewey called a sense for the better kind of life to be led.

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Praised as an important contribution to hope and mutual respect in divisive times, The Power of Pragmatism is highlighted for its multidisciplinary scope and its embrace of uncertainty and competing truths without dogmatism. Reviewers commend it for offering a vital, collective, and participatory approach to knowledge suited for tackling today’s complex social, political, and environmental challenges.

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Book Details

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ISBN: 9781526167194

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 14 February 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Manchester University Press

Illustration: 5 black & white illustrations, 1 table

Contributors:

  • Edited by Jane Wills
  • Edited by Jane Wills
  • Edited by Robert Lake

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 16.0mm

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 426g

Pages: 304

Collections

Education & Reference Philosophy & Psychology Philosophy & Stoicism Science & Nature Series: Manchester University Press Uncategorised

About the Author

Jane Wills is Professor of Geography at the Centre for Geography and Environmental Science and the Environment and Sustainability Institute at the University of Exeter

Robert W. Lake is Professor in the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy and a member of the Graduate Faculties in Geography and Urban Planning at Rutgers University

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