Abstract

I read Peirce's and Dewey's very different forms of pragmatism as incomplete and inadequate drafts of what would be needed in a strong program at the present time, as a result of pragmatism's decline and revival. Both conceptions are motivated, though in different ways, by a sense of Hegel's critique of Kant's first Critique, the influence of which is largely erased. Beginning with the recovery of Hegel's innovation, I offer a picture of what should be added, consistent with pragmatism's classic forms and responsive to the new challenges of our day