The Pragmatic Whitman
USA), Stephen John Mack (University of Southern California,![The Pragmatic Whitman](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/171/1716101/CHSBZCOP031716101.jpg)
In this surprisingly timely book, Stephen Mack examines Whitman's particular and fascinating brand of patriotism: his far-reaching vision of democracy. For Whitman, loyalty to America was loyalty to democracy. Since the idea that democracy is not just a political process but a social and cultural process as well is associated with American pragmatism, Mack relies on the pragmatic tradition of Emerson, James, Dewey, Mead, and Rorty to demonstra...