Time in the ditch : American philosophy and the McCarthy era / John McCumber.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McCumber, John.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957.

Philosophy, American--20th century.

Philosophy, American.

McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957--Influence.

McCarthy, Joseph.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 213 pages ; 23cm

Place of Publication:

Evanston, Ill. : Northwestern University Press, [2001]

Contents:

Introduction

Philosophy's family secret : the nature and impact of the McCarthy era

We're all scientists here : early effects of the McCarthy era on American philosophy

Has it stopped yet? : the McCarthy era's lasting effects on American philosophy

Culture wars, culture bores : philosophy's absence from American academic culture

Philosophy out of the ditch : a post-McCarthy paradigm.

Notes:

Includes bibliograpical references (pages [193]-204) and index.

ISBN:

0810118092

OCLC:

44775333