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Some Historians Have Called Pragmatism "America's Only Distinctive Contribution to Philosophy

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Some historians have called pragmatism "America's only distinctive contribution to philosophy." In what way might it be true to say that pragmatism reflected unique qualities of American society and culture? How would pragmatists respond to the charge that theirs was an anti-intellectual philosophy?


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