List, The *Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy* has just published the substantially revised entry, "Pragmatism," by Cathy Legg, well known to many in this forum. See: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/pragmatism/
Of course attempting to define or even describe 'pragmatism' is famously fraught with dangers and difficulties for well known reasons, chief among which is that no two scholars seem able to agree on exactly what 'pragmatism' is. Peirce noted that definitions of it even in his day were exceedingly varied up to the opinion of one pragmatist that pragmatism could *not* be defined. Be that as it may, if any contemporary scholar could do a first-rate job attempting this (near) impossible task, that would be, in my opinion, Cathy Legg. Cathy is an outstanding, prolific, and frequently cited scholar in books and papers on logic, pragmatism, and Peirce. For example, I'm currently reading a recently published book, *Charles S. Peirce's Phenomenology: Analysis and Consciousness *(2018) by Richard Atkins, in which Cathy's work is referenced several times. My library is full of books, papers, and journal articles by her or referencing her quite varied scholarly work. For a sampling of her work on the Arisbe site see: http://www.iupui.edu/~arisbe/menu/library/aboutcsp/ABOUTCSP.HTM#Legg I got to know Cathy and her work quite well when we co-edited a special edition of *Transactions of the Charles S. Peirce* *Society *on Joseph Ransdell and his work a few years ago. Besides having seemingly endless email and long-distance phone discussions (Cathy was then on the faculty of a New Zealand University), we were able to meet in New York City on several occasions to discuss matters pertaining to the journal edition. Among the many things I was immediately impressed with were her intellectual energy, rigorous scholarship, and the depth of her knowledge of pragmatism and, in particular, Peircean pragmatism. So, in short, I can highly recommend her encyclopedia article, "Pragmatism." Best, Gary *Gary Richmond* *Philosophy and Critical Thinking* *Communication Studies* *LaGuardia College of the City University of New York*
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