Conversion in American Philosophy : Exploring the Practice of Transformation / Roger A. Ward.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ward, Roger A., Author.

Series:

American philosophy series ; Volume 13.

American Philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy, American--History.

Philosophy, American.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (235 pages).

Place of Publication:

Fordham University Press 2019

New York, NY : Fordham University Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

In this fresh, provocative account of the American philosophical tradition, Roger Ward explores the work of key thinkers through an innovative and counterintuitive lens: religious conversion. From Jonathan Edwards to Cornel West, Ward threads the history of American thought into an extended, multivalent encounter with the religious experience. Looking at Dewey, James, Peirce, Rorty, Corrington, and other thinkers, Ward demonstrates that religious themes have deeply influenced the development of American philosophy.This innovative reading of the American philosophical tradition will be welcomed not only by philosophers, but also by historians and other students of America's religious, intellectual, and cultural legacy.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

PREFACE

Introduction: Conversion and the Practice of Transformation

1. The Philosophical Structure of Jonathan Edwards's Religious Affections

2. Habit, Habit Change, and Conversion in C. S. Peirce

3. Reconstructing Faith: Religious Overcoming in Dewey's Pragmatism

4. Transforming Obligation in William James

5. Dwelling in Absence:The Reflective Origin of Conversion

6. Creative Transformation: The Work of Conversion

7. The Evasion of Conversion in Recent American Philosophy

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

Notes:

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ISBN:

9780823285297

0823285294

OCLC:

1102730796

Access Restriction:

Open access Unrestricted online access