Skip to main content

Advertisement

SpringerLink
Log in

What is Pragmatism in Brazil Today?

  • Published:
Studies in Philosophy and Education Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

This paper analyses the relations between Pragmatism and Brazilian culture, nowadays defined as a plural culture. It shows that the introduction of Pragmatism into Brazilian educational movements in the past actually made such culture much more receptive to pragmatist ideas. After discussing the concepts of truth and minimalism on Richard Rorty’s Philosophical Papers, the authors conclude that Brazilian education today is receptive to the conception in which new narratives can be used as a powerful instrument to change the world.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  • P. Ghiraldelli SuffixJr. (2003) ArticleTitleThe future of education: Issues and trends Review Journal of Philosophy and Social Science 27 67–90

    Google Scholar 

  • J. Habermas (1996) Coping with contingencies – the return of historicism J. Niznik J.T. Sanders (Eds) Debating the state of philosophy: Habermas, Rorty and Kolakowski. Praeger London

    Google Scholar 

  • Rorty, R. (1996). In J. Niznik and J. Sanders (Eds), Debating the state of philosophy. New York: Praeger

  • R. Rorty (2001) Response to simon thompson M. Festenstein S. Thompson (Eds) Richard Rorty – critical dialogues. Malden Blackwell

    Google Scholar 

  • R. Rorty (1998) Truth and progress. Philosophical papers III Cambridge University Press Cambridge

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. American Philosophy Study Center, Brazil

    Paulo Ghiraldelli Jr.

  2. The Pragmatism Archive, Department of Philosophy, Oklahoma State University, 328-329 Hanner Hall, Stillwater, OK, 74078-5064, USA

    Cody Carr

Authors
  1. Paulo Ghiraldelli Jr.
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Cody Carr
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Ghiraldelli, P., Carr, C. What is Pragmatism in Brazil Today?. Stud Philos Educ 24, 499–514 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11217-005-1888-x

Download citation

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11217-005-1888-x

Keywords

Search

Navigation