U.S. Hispanic Groups Mexican-American the Mexican-American Population
Hispanics in the United States represent a diverse social, economic, and political demographic, with a sometimes complex immigration history. Despite these differences though, family and religion remains central to the lives of most Hispanics regardless of their country of origin and may represent the strongest unifying features. This essay outlines some of these features for four dominant Hispanic groups: Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans, Cuban Americans, and Colombian Americans.
American pragmatism: philosophy and historical development
Pragmatism, as general maxim, endeavored to trace the truth of the theory in its practical consequences. Early 20th century pragmatism, pioneered by William James, expanded on by CI Lewis and John Dewey, applied this perspective to truth in general. Neo- or analytical pragmatism that appeared late in the century revered to traditional pragmatism of Pierce and expanded the theory to science, epistemology in general, logic, and arithmetic.