Defense Date
6-8-2015
Graduation Date
2015
Availability
Immediate Access
Submission Type
dissertation
Degree Name
PhD
Department
Philosophy
School
McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts
Committee Chair
James Swindal
Committee Member
George Yancy
Committee Member
Tom Eyers
Keywords
Critical, Marcuse, Peirce, Pragmatism, Theory
Abstract
My dissertation brings together representatives from two otherwise antagonistic traditions: Charles Peirce of the pragmatists and Herbert Marcuse of the critical theorists. I demonstrate the affinities between the two philosophers with a focus on their contributions to socio-political thought in advanced industrial societies. After addressing the antagonisms between the two traditions I offer a reading that allows for a Peircean complement to Marcuse's One-Dimensional Man and a Marcusean complement to Peirce's critique of the "method of authority" in his seminal essay, "The Fixation of Belief."
Format
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Smith, C. (2015). Critical Pragmatism: Peirce and Marcuse on the Socio-Political Influences on Human Development in Advanced Industrial Societies (Doctoral dissertation, Duquesne University). Retrieved from https://dsc.duq.edu/etd/1219