I work in the conceptual and historical areas surrounding German idealism with an additional interest in American pragmatism – particularly in the work of Dewey and Sellars.
Prof. Terry Pinkard
Distinguished Senior Fellow
Period at the center: April-July 2025, April-July 2026, April-July 2027
Research Project: Hegelian Theory and Pragmatism
Email: terry.pinkard@georgetown.edu
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Hegelian Theory and Pragmatism
After Hegel’s death, Eduard Gans began rethinking Hegelianism. One line of thought following him was Marx. The other line surfaced in John Dewey’s pragmatism and his theories of social democracy. I will be working on that left-Hegelian theory of social democracy with an emphasis on Dewey’s contribution.
Selected publications
Monographs
Hegel’s Phenomenology: A Guide. Oxford University Press, 2023.
Does History Make Sense? Hegel on the Historical Shapes of Justice, Harvard University Press, February 2017.
Hegel’s Naturalism: Mind, Nature and the Final Ends of Life, Oxford University Press, 2012.
Articles
“Who Gets to Play Recognitional Tag?” European Journal of Philosophy, 2021 1-11. DOI: 10.1111/ejop.12673.
“Tragedy With and Without Religion: Hegelian Thoughts,” in Joshua Billings and Miriam Leonard (eds.) Tragedy and the Idea of Modernity, Oxford University Press, 2015.