Armen T. Marsoobian / John Ryder (eds.)

Gebundenes Buch

The Blackwell Guide to American Philosophy

Beschreibung

The Blackwell Guide to American Philosophy offers the most ambitious survey to date of American philosophical thought. Consisting of 23 newly commissioned chapters, each written by a leading scholar, the volume provides a state-of-the-art overview of the major eighteenth-, nineteenth-, and twentieth-century philosophical movements in America, including idealism, pragmatism, and naturalism. The contributors also look at the major figures in American philosophy -ranging from Charles S. Peirce to Justus Buchler - and examine major philosophical themes such as religion, education, and art. Each chapter includes a bibliography to inspire and facilitate further study. Taken as whole, the book provides a comprehensive history of philosophical thought in America, suitable for both students and scholars of American philosophy.

Autor

Armen T. Marsoobian is Professor of Philosophy at Southern Connecticut State University. He is co-editor of Justus Buchler's Metaphysics of Natural Complexes (with Kathleen Wallace, 1990) and of Nature's Perspectives: Prospects for Ordinal Metaphysics (with Kathleen Wallace and Robert S. Carrington, 1991). He is editor-in-chief of the Blackwell journal Metaphilosophy. John Ryder is Professor of Philosophy, Director of the Office of International Programs, and Director of the Center on Russia and the United States at The State University of New York. He is author of Interpreting America: Russian and Soviet Studies of the History of American Thought (1999), editor of American Philosophic Naturalism in the Twentieth Century (1994), and co-editor of The Philosophical Writings of Cadwallader Colden (with Scott L. Pratt, 2002).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 432
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Dezember 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 253mm x 172mm x 36mm
• Gewicht: 907g
• ISBN-13: 9780631216223
• ISBN-10: 0631216227
• Artikelnr.: 21587000

Rezensionen

"Marsoobian and Ryder have crafted the much-needed survey of keyfigures and issues from the major philosophies that originated inAmerica. This Guide delivers an admirable set of clear and conciseessays, composed by prominent scholars of American philosophy.Teachers and students will be indebted to The Blackwell Guide toAmerican Philosophy for many years to come." John R. Shook,Oklahoma State University

"This volume by many hands fills an important gap about Americanphilosophy, as distinguished from philosophy in America. It is asophisticated, invaluable guide to American philosophy, richlycovering all the main traditions, major figures, and importantthemes in clear, comprehensive, and very useful fashion." TomRockmore, Duquesne University

"This is an excellent reference resource on the classicalperiod of American philosophy. It reiterates and reaffirms the ideathat history is really a topic of the present, and the essayspresent stimulating insight on an exciting period of Americanintellectual life that continues to inform contemporaryphilosophical issues." Gerald T. Burke, Reference Reviews