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Title

  • Main Title The Influence of Pragmatism in the Essays of Randolph Bourne

Creator

  • Author: Brown, Byron D. (Byron Delano)
    Creator Type: Personal

Contributor

  • Chair: Pickens, Donald K.
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Major Professor
  • Committee Member: Lee, James Ward
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Minor Professor
  • Committee Member: Marcello, Ronald E.
    Contributor Type: Personal

Publisher

  • Name: University of North Texas
    Place of Publication: Denton, Texas
    Additional Info: www.unt.edu

Date

  • Creation: 1993-05

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: This study traces the influence of the American philosophy of pragmatism in the writing of the Progressive Era intellectual Randolph Bourne (1886-1918),. In courses with John Dewey at Columbia University and through the books of William James, pragmatism became a major intellectual factor in Bourne's social and cultural criticism. The philosophy remained so to the end of his brief career. From pragmatism, Bourne learned a method of challenging a restrictive status quo. In his essays, Bourne sought harmony between analytical reasoning and the imagination in order to promote self-growth along with the creation of a more humane society. Bourne promoted individualism and the need for transcendent values in modern industrial society.
  • Physical Description: v, 145 leaves

Subject

  • Keyword: Progressive Era
  • Keyword: pragmatism in literature
  • Keyword: Randolph Bourne
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Bourne, Randolph Silliman, 1886-1918
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Pragmatism

Collection

  • Name: UNT Theses and Dissertations
    Code: UNTETD

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries
    Code: UNT

Rights

  • Rights Access: public
  • Rights Holder: Brown, Byron D. (Byron Delano)
  • Rights License: copyright
  • Rights Statement: Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

Resource Type

  • Thesis or Dissertation

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • Accession or Local Control No: 1002778361-Brown
  • Call Number: 379 N81 no. 6889
  • UNT Catalog No.: b1757410
  • OCLC: 30541765
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc500698

Degree

  • Academic Department: Department of History
  • Degree Discipline: History
  • Degree Level: Master's
  • Degree Name: Master of Arts
  • Degree Publication Type: thesi
  • Degree Grantor: University of North Texas

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