Pragmatism and idealism

A systematic examination of pragmatist philosophy that traces its development, affiliations, and characteristic claims while situating it among older rationalist and idealist tendencies. The author analyzes the movement's focus on practical consequences and human activity, offers critical appraisal of its strengths and limits, and treats pragmatism as a humanistic and partly national tendency. Comparative chapters address relations to Anglo-Hegelian rationalism and affinities with Bergsonian thought, and the book proceeds through foundational discussion, applied considerations, and concluding reflections to clarify the aims and implications of the pragmatist standpoint.