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Review of Pragmatism. An Introduction by Michael Bacon

Review of Pragmatism. An Introduction by Michael Bacon REVIEW Michael Bacon, Pragmatism. An Introduction. Cambridge & Malden MA: Polity Press, 2012. ix + 221 pp. ISBN 978-0-7456-4665-7 (paperback), price: £16.65 Reviewed by Piotr Stalmaszczyk, University of Lód The relation between the philosophical tradition of pragmatism and linguistic pragmatics is, paradoxically, both straightforward and vague. It is straightforward because Charles Sanders Peirce can be regarded as the founding father of both traditions; at the same time, however, the initial achievement of the philosopher led, with time, to the development of two separate disciplines. It is interesting to see how the philosophical developments might influence research within linguistics, and from this perspective Bacon's book is a most welcome introduction to the subject. This review focuses predominately on the issues relevant to linguistic pragmatics and philosophy of language in general. Morton White has once very briefly characterized pragmatism "as the doctrine originated by Peirce, popularized by James, applied by Dewey, and more recently refined by C. I. Lewis and W. V. O. Quine" (White 1973: 96­97). This characterization is obviously (and purposefully) oversimplified, nevertheless it succinctly summarizes the importance and achievements of the principal philosophers involved in the movement (especially in the earlier stages of development). More recently Nicholas http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Lodz Papers in Pragmatics de Gruyter

Review of Pragmatism. An Introduction by Michael Bacon

Stalmaszczyk, Piotr
Lodz Papers in Pragmatics , Volume 9 (1) – Jun 1, 2013
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REVIEW Michael Bacon, Pragmatism. An Introduction. Cambridge & Malden MA: Polity Press, 2012. ix + 221 pp. ISBN 978-0-7456-4665-7 (paperback), price: £16.65 Reviewed by Piotr Stalmaszczyk, University of Lód The relation between the philosophical tradition of pragmatism and linguistic pragmatics is, paradoxically, both straightforward and vague. It is straightforward because Charles Sanders Peirce can be regarded as the founding father of both traditions; at the same time, however, the initial achievement of the philosopher led, with time, to the development of two separate disciplines. It is interesting to see how the philosophical developments might influence research within linguistics, and from this perspective Bacon's book is a most welcome introduction to the subject. This review focuses predominately on the issues relevant to linguistic pragmatics and philosophy of language in general. Morton White has once very briefly characterized pragmatism "as the doctrine originated by Peirce, popularized by James, applied by Dewey, and more recently refined by C. I. Lewis and W. V. O. Quine" (White 1973: 96­97). This characterization is obviously (and purposefully) oversimplified, nevertheless it succinctly summarizes the importance and achievements of the principal philosophers involved in the movement (especially in the earlier stages of development). More recently Nicholas

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