I look forward to reading it. Tag me in it or let me know when your article comes out so I don't miss it.

I don't know how clearly this comes across in my article, but I'm not antagonistic to pragmatism. Pragmatism is a big influence on my philosophy, and my account of concepts, models, and thus knowledge is pretty pragmatic. But I stand by these criticisms of Rorty's version of it.

Notice also how I point out that existentialism can be reframed in pragmatic terms. Rorty's version specifically is meant to be consistent with Continental or "postmodern" thinking. Regardless of pragmatism's potential allegiances and historical origin, though, I think pragmatism functions as propaganda for the American ethos (especially for laissez-faire workaholism). In any case, going back to Peirce, James, and Dewey, pragmatism is historically a homegrown American phenomenon. I suspect it's the American, low-brow version of European positivism.