Download or read book Pragmatism, Democracy, and the Necessity of Rhetoric written by Robert Danisch and published by Univ of South Carolina Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the search by America's first generation of pragmatists for a unique set of rhetorics that would serve the needs of a developing democracy. Analyzing pragmatism's historical development, this book provides information on its association with an alternative but significant and often overlooked tradition.