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Towards a pragmatist economic geography

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  • Trevor J Barnes

    (Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada)

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Following Jamie Peck’s remit for this initial set of Exchanges section contributions to present forward-positive approaches to economic geography, I offer American philosophical pragmatism, and more specifically, the neo-pragmatism of the American philosopher, Richard Rorty (1931–2007). Rather than providing a complete architectonic philosophy, pragmatism presents a set of ideas about ideas. Within the context of economic geography, I explore within this short paper three neo-pragmatist ideas: a reconceptualization of knowledge and truth; experimentation and creativity; and pluralism and conversation.

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  • Trevor J Barnes, 2024. "Towards a pragmatist economic geography," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 56(5), pages 1541-1547, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:envira:v:56:y:2024:i:5:p:1541-1547
    DOI: 10.1177/0308518X231203087
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