Whats the Use of Calling Emerson a Pragmatist Preface Emerson and His People I acknowledge that if Emerson is the founder of the differences in American thinking then later American thinkersare going to be indebted to Emerson What I deny is that their thinking so far as it is ID: 370814
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A Brief interaction with Cavell’s
What’s the Use of Calling Emerson a PragmatistSlide2
PrefaceSlide3
Emerson and
His
People
“…I acknowledge that if Emerson is the founder of the differences in American thinking, then later American thinkers…are going to be indebted to Emerson. What I deny is that their thinking, so far as it is recognizable as something distinctly called pragmatism, captures or clarifies or retains all that is rational or moral in the Emersonian event.” (73)Slide4
Difference (
1/2)
How can Emerson be a proto-pragmatist when he “differs” those labeled as “pragmatists?”Slide5
Differance
(
2/2)The importance of exploring, respecting, and maintaining the difference (versus “sticking a label on it” and ignoring the differences)
“What is important to me is what I find to be at stake in asserting the differences.” (78)Slide6
Eloquence: two by two
“But do your work, and I shall know you.” “Self-Reliance”
Your work now, in reading him, is the reading of his page, and allowing yourself to be changed by it.” (79)Slide7
America is as transcendentalist as it is pragmatist…
What’s the “loss” of calling Emerson a proto-pragmatist?
We lose sight of his difference from pragmatism, i.e. his transcendentalism
By extension, we lose the richness and the genius contained within his invitation to walk with usWe continue to repress a voice that helped create us; not only do we lose but those following us may lose…Slide8
NotesSlide9
Notes