John J. Stuhr, a leading voice in American philosophy, sets forth a view of prag
matism as a personal work of art or fashion. Stuhr develops his pragmatism by pu
tting pluralism forward, setting aside absolutism and nihilism, opening new pers
pectives on democracy, and focusing on love. He creates a space for a philosophy
that is liable to failure and that is experimental, pluralist, relativist, radi
cally empirical, radically democratic, and absurd. Full color illustrations enha
nce this lyrical commitment to a new version of pragmatism.
