contemporary pragmatism can be divided into two sub-fields; the neo-classical and the neo-analytical. the latter has been well described by richard rorty, as an amalgam of the elements of classical pragmatism and analytic philosophy, which is sometimes supplemented, especially in rorty's case, by the ideas of continental thinkers like martin heidegger. the former, represented, among others, by susan haack, is more conservative in its development of the classical tradition and adopts a critical stance toward rorty's interpretation thereof.