The history and ideas of pragmatism

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 892-909

  Ormerod, R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

History of ideas; Philosophy of OR; Pragmatism

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

HISTORY OF IDEAS; PHILOSOPHY OF OPERATIONAL RESEARCH; PRAGMATISM; SECOND WORLD WAR;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 33749010616     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602065     Document Type: Review

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