Philosophy in the Twentieth Century: the mingled story of three revolutions

The turn of the twentieth century witnessed the birth of two distinct philosophical schools in Europe: Analytic Philosophy and Phenomenology. The history of twentiethcentury philosophy is often written as an account of the development of one or both of these schools, as well as their overt or covert mutual hostility. What is often left out of this history is the relationship between the two European schools and a third significant philosophical event: the birth and development of Pragmatism, the indigenous philosophical movement of the United States. Through a careful analysis of seminal figures and central texts, this book explores the mutual intellectual influences, convergences, and differences between these three revolutionary philosophical traditions. The chapters in this volume aim to show the central role that Pragmatism played in the development of philosophical thought at the turn of the twentieth century. The collection, in particular, goes some way toward uncovering the often neglected role played by Pragmatism as a mediator and reconciler between Analytic Philosophy and Phenomenology through its distinctive understanding of language and experience as practical devices through which we interrogate the world and ourselves