What is it about?

Conservatism and Pragmatism illustrates the intersections between classical British Conservative thought and classical American Pragmatist philosophy with regard to methodology in politics, ethics, and law.

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Why is it important?

Contemporary uses of the label "conservative" are inconsistent and often just refer to right wing policy preferences. Conservatism in this book is empirical, historical, contextual, fallible, and skeptical of "rationalism" in law politics and ethics. We need an intellectual conservatism in our contemporary political climate

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Seth Vannatta is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Seth studies American pragmatism and philosophy of law and politics. He has published various book chapters as well as articles in The Pluralist, Contemporary Pragmatism, Education and Culture, Humanitas, and other journals.

Professor Seth Vannatta
Morgan State University

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This page is a summary of: Conservatism and Pragmatism, January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1057/9781137466839.
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