one of the important factors influencing shusterman's philosophy has been his international career. for instance, his work in france with pierre bourdieu, the sorbonne, and the college international de philosophie has allowed his pragmatism to engage and deploy the contemporary french philosophical tradition. his fulbright professorship in berlin enabled his pragmatism to intersect more closely with contemporary german philosophy. similarly, his years as a visiting research professor in hiroshima, japan and in beijing and shandong in china facilitated his study of asian philosophy and zen practice.