The Pragmatism Cybrary

What is Pragmatism?

Pragmatism is a major movement of American Philosophy, which started in the 1870s with the Metaphysical Club. Pragmatists have impacted politics, law, education, religion, and every academic discipline. Pragmatism is closely aligned with Naturalism and Humanism.  Read introductions to pragmatism and pragmatists in the Web Companion to Pragmatism. Also read a survey of the History of Pragmatism.

Who are Pragmatists?

Locate scholars around the world whose interests include pragmatism. The Library of Living Pragmatists lists dozens of major contemporary pragmatists. Read autobiographical statements by scholars about Falling in Love with Pragmatism.  Visit The Genealogy Center for the major schools of pragmatism (Cambridge, Chicago, Columbia) and their branches.

Where do Pragmatists
Come From?

Nearly 300 scholars are included in the Cybrary's lists of philosophy professors whose research and teaching interests include pragmatism. Where did they come from? Which doctoral programs turn out graduates who learned about pragmatism and maintained that interest in their careers? The Pragmatism Cybrary won't rate PhD programs for quality or job placement, but these numbers let you draw your own conclusions. The Cybrarian only notes that most of these programs have turned out pragmatists for generations. Reactions? Contact the Cybrarian.

 Columbia University, 19
 Fordham University, 14
 Southern Illinois University, 13
 Vanderbilt University, 12
 Pennsylvania State University, 11
 University of Chicago, 11
 Saint Louis University, 10
 SUNY at Stony Brook, 10
 University of Notre Dame, 10
 Yale University, 10
 Boston University, 9
 Harvard University, 9
 Princeton University, 8
 University of Pennsylvania, 8
 Emory University, 7
 Purdue University, 6
 University of Texas, 6
 Boston College, 5
 Claremont Graduate University, 5
 Loyola University, Chicago, 5
 University of Miami, 5
 University of Oregon, 5
 City University of New York, 4  
 Tulane University, 4
 Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 4
 University of Michigan, 4
 University of Western Ontario, 4

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H. Standish Thayer passed away on August 8, 2008, in his South Nyack, New York home after a brief illness. Born on May 6, 1923 in New York City, he received his Ph.D. in philosophy from Columbia University in 1949. Thayer enjoyed a distinguished career as professor of philosophy at Columbia University, City College, and finally The Graduate School of The City University of New York, from which he retired in 1990 as Professor Emeritus of Philosophy. Thayer’s many publications on pragmatism include The Logic of Pragmatism: An Examination of John Dewey's Logic (1952), Pragmatism, the Classic Writings (1970), and Meaning and Action: A Study of American Pragmatism (1973, 2nd edn 1981). Visit the Cybrary's page...

Arthur W. Burks passed away on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at the age of 92. He worked at the intersections of logic, computing, and philosophy at Michigan for four decades. He edited two volumes of the Peirce Collected Papers in the 1950s and was an advisor to the Peirce Edition Project. Visit the Cybrary's page...

The death of Peter Hare on January 3 has saddened all friends of American philosophy. Visit the Cybrary's page...

The New York Pragmatist Forum has announced its Spring 2008 speakers. See the announcement...

The Midwest Pragmatist Forum has announced its September 2008 meeting. See the announcement...

  The Eclipse of Pragmatism?