Philosophy in America:Primary Readings, Volume I: Vol I
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Paperback/Softback
432 pages
978-0-13-095037-6 (ISBN)
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Nancy A. Stanlick and Bruce S. Silver have put together an anthology that captures the principal figures in American philosophy from the Colonial era into the twenty-first century. The editors are committed to the principle that philosophy in America was vital before there was a United States, and that it remains vigorous into the present. This collection can be appropriately augmented by Philosophy in America: Critical and Interpretive Essays, Volume II, a collection of interpretive and critical chapters on individual philosophers, themes, and leading ideas in the development of American philosophy and speculative thought. Features of Philosophy in America: Primary Readings *The book is arranged both historically and thematically. *Part I covers major works in American epistemology, metaphysics, and the philosophy of religion. *Part II covers works in American ethics, social and political philosophy. *Each part arranges the writings chronologically. *Each chapter begins with a brief introductory essay. *Review questions anal a list of suggested readings close each chapter.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Harlow
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pearson Education Limited
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 178 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-13-095037-6 (9780130950376)
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Volume I (NOTE: Each chapter contains an Introduction, Study Questions, and Suggestions for Further Reading.) I. AMERICAN METAPHYSICS AND EPISTEMOLOGY. 1. Jonathan Edwards: The Great Awakening and Beyond. 2. Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Paine: The Enlightenment in America. 3. The New England Transcendentalists: Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau. 4. Chauncey Wright: Positivist and Precursor to Pragmatism. 5. Charles Sanders Peirce, William James, and John Dewey: Pragmatism, A Philosophy Made in America. 6. Josiah Royce: Idealism, Absolute Pragmatism, and the Search for Unity. 7. George Santayana: Naturalism and Realism. 8. C.I. Lewis, W.V.O. Quine, and Richard Rorty: American Analytic Philosophy and Pragmatism Prolonged. II. AMERICAN ETHICS, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY. 9. The New American Republic: Revolutionary Ideas and Canonical Documents. 10. The Continuing Revolution: American Women's Rights and Civil Rights. 11. American Ethics and Politics: The Individual and the Community. Volume II 1. Jonathan Edwards: Philosophy Takes Hold. 2. Benjamin Franklin: Self-Made Man and Man-Made Self. 3. Philosophies of Revolution and Resolution. 4. New England Transcendentalism: Emerson, Thoreau, and the Case for Completing the American Revolution. 5. Chauncey Wright, A Positivist Precursor to American Pragmatism. 6. Charles Sanders Peirce, William James and John Dewey: Founders of Pragmatism, A Philosophy Made in America. 7. Josiah Royce, Idealist and Absolute Pragmatist: Unity, the Absolute and Loyalty. 8. George Santayana, Philosophical Naturalist Par Excellence and More. 9. Philosophical Analysts and the Persistence of Pragmatism. 10. The Continuing Revolution: American Women's Rights and Civil Rights. 11. American Ethics and Politics: The Individual and the Community.