"The multiform meanings of America"

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Recent news articles about Obama's post-ideological pragmatism got me thinking back to the turn of the 19th/20th centuries, when pragmatic philosophy rose as an alternative to philosophical idealism. John Dewey is probably the most familiar pragmatic thought leader in the public realm, but he was far from alone. You can see the semantic traces of this movement throughout political and philanthropic writing from that era.

For example, check out this 1915 book on civic ritual by poet, playwright and social theorist Percy MacKaye. It may seem quaint now, but back in the day it was quite radical, both theoretically and in practice. A number of its core themes--inclusive equality, social design, a shift from consumption to participation, --are values now seen as cutting-edge. MacKaye's argument, down to his explanation of the role of "symbolic dance," reflects his pragmatic perspective. It's especially evident in passages such as this--note the references to crafts, form and plasticity:


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