Portraits of American continental philosophers / edited with photographs by James R. Watson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Watson, James R.

Series:

Studies in Continental thought

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophers--United States.

Philosophers.

United States.

Philosophy, European.

Physical Description:

viii, 228 pages : portraits ; 24 cm.

Other Title:

American continental philosophers

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [1999]

Summary:

Through engaging autobiographical essays and photographs, Portraits of American Continental Philosophers introduces twenty-two leading contemporary American philosophers whose work falls under the rubric of "continental philosophy." These essays trace the personal philosophical journeys and orientations of a remarkable group of men and women, revealing a fascinating array of intellectual inspirations--tales of the lives of saints and mystics, an undergraduate encounter with Hume or Locke, the shock of a racially segregated society, the experience of mirrors reflecting each other to infinity, Martin Heidegger's probing gaze, the explosion of student unrest in 1968, or a Holocaust survivor's search for explanations. Taken together, these intimate self-portraits provide a vibrant overview of the multiplicity and depth of continental philosophy in America.

Contents:

1. I Never Imagined Myself a Philosopher / Debra Bergoffen 1

2. Expecting the Unexpected / Robert Bernasconi 13

3. Of Mystics, Magi, and Deconstructionists / John D. Caputo 25

4. From Imagination to Place: Memories of a Wayward Thinker / Edward S. Casey 35

5. From Bad Infinity to Hyper-Reflection / Bernard Flynn 45

6. Continental Philosophy on Another Continent / Thomas R. Flynn 55

7. Hermeneutics and Natural Science / Patrick A. Heelan 65

8. Adventures in Continental Philosophy / Douglas Kellner 75

9. Science, Ontology, Pluralities / Joseph J. Kockelmans 85

10. From the School of Suspicion to the Willing Suspension of Disbelief / David Farrell Krell 97

11. Understanding: Learning to Stand on the Earth and Stand under the Sky / David Michael Levin 107

12. The Unlived Life Is Not Worth Examining / Alphonso Lingis 119

13. Holocaust Child / Bernd Magnus 127

14. Reflections / David M. Rasmussen 137

15. An Unpurloined Autobiography / William J. Richardson 145

16. '[Alpha][rho][chi][eta] / John Sallis 155

17. My Dialogue with Twentieth-Century Continental Philosophy / Calvin O. Schrag 167

18. Thought in the Transformation of 'Transcendence' / Charles E. Scott 177

19. Continental Philosophy on the American Scene: An Autobiographical Statement / Hugh J. Silverman 187

20. Andenken and Compassion / Joan Stambaugh 205

21. From Seceda to Captiva and More ... / Wilhelm S. Wurzer 211

22. Between Phenomenology and the Negative's Power / Edith Wyschogrod 221.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0253335930

0253213371

OCLC:

41503944