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They didnt just want to keep the conversation going. Like his critically acclaimed bestseller, the metaphysical club, american studies is intellectual and cultural history at its best. Louis menand 2001 defines pragmatism as the process of making our way as. Like the metaphysical club, american studiesis game and detached, with a strong curiosity about the reasons ideas insinuate themselves into the culture at large. While it ventures into many different directions, covering topics in american history, notable pioneers of american higher education and philosophy, it mainly concerns the erosion of metaphysics and its eventual replacement by pragmatism as a dominant force in shaping american.
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