Classical American philosophy : essential readings and interpretive essays / [edited by] John J. Stuhr.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Stuhr, John J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy, American.

Philosophy.

Physical Description:

xiv, 476 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 1987.

Summary:

Charles S. Peirce, William James, Josiah Royce, George Santayana, John Dewey, and George Herbert Mead: each of these individuals is an original and historically important thinker; each is an essential contributor to the period, perspective, and tradition of classical American philosophy; and each speaks directly, imaginatively, critically, and wisely to our contemporary global society, its distant possibilities for improvement, and its massive, pressing problems. From the initiative of pragmatism in approximately 1870 to Dewey's final work after World War II, classical American philosophy has come to represent the critical articulation of attitudes, outlooks, and forms of life imbedded in the culture from which it arose. John Stuhr brings together the works of these foremost thinkers to present a comprehensive collection in American philosophy. Extensive introductory essays, written especially for this volume by leading scholars of the subject, provide not only the bibliographical and cultural contexts necessary to a full appreciation of each thinker, but also original critical and interpretive philosophical observations.

Notes:

Includes bibliographies.

ISBN:

0195041976

0195041984

OCLC:

14068008