{"product_id":"the-blackwell-guide-to-american-philosophy-isbn-9780631216223","title":"The Blackwell Guide to American Philosophy","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Blackwell Guide to American Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e offers the most ambitious survey to date of American philosophical thought. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a comprehensive history of philosophical thought in America.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBrings together 24 newly commissioned essays written by leading scholars in American philosophy.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers all of the major eighteenth-, nineteenth- and twentieth-century philosophical movements in America including idealism, pragmatism and naturalism.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines the major figures and themes in American philosophical thought.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes useful bibliographies.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  Notes on Contributors. \u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEditors’ Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART I: HISTORICAL TRADITIONS.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Early American Philosophy (John Ryder).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Idealism in American Thought (Douglas Anderson).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. The First Pragmatists (Joseph Margolis).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Naturalism (Michael Eldridge).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART II. MAJOR FIGURES IN AMERICAN PHILOSOPHY.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. C.S. Peirce, 1839-1914 (Vincent Colapietro).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. William James, 1842-1910 (William J. Gavin).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Josiah Royce, 1855-1916 (Frank M. Oppenheim, SJ).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. George Santayana, 1863-1952 (Herman J. Saatkamp, Jr.).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. John Dewey, 1859-1952 (Larry A. Hickman).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. George Herbert Mead, 1863-1931 (Mitchell Aboulafia).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Jane Addams, 1860-1935 (Charlene Haddock Seigfried).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. W.E.B. Du Bois, 1868-1963 (Shannon Sullivan).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Alfred North Whitehead, 1861-1947 (John W. Lango).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. C.I. Lewis, 1883-1964 (Sandra B. Rosenthal).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Suzanne K. Langer, 1895-1985 (Richard E. Hart).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. Willard Van Orman Quine, 1908-2000 (Peter T. Manicas).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. Alain L. Locke, 1885-1954 (Leonard Harris).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. Justus Buchler, 1914-1991 (Kathleen Wallace).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART III. MAJOR THEMES IN AMERICAN PHILOSOPHY.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19. Community and Democracy (James Campbell).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20. Knowledge and Action: American Epistemology (Scott L. Pratt(.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21. Religion (William D. Dean).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22. Education (Nicholas C. Burbules, Bryan Warnick, Timothy McDonough, and Scott Johnston).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23. Art and the Aesthetic (Armen T. Marsoobian).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue: Editor’s Note.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue: The Renascence of Classical American Philosophy (John J. McDermott).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e  \"Marsoobian and Ryder have crafted the much-needed survey of key figures and issues from the major philosophies that originated in America. This Guide delivers an admirable set of clear and concise essays, composed by prominent scholars of American philosophy. Teachers and students will be indebted to \u003ci\u003eThe Blackwell Guide to American Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e for many years to come.\" \u003ci\u003eJohn R. Shook, Oklahoma State University\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c!--end--\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This volume by many hands fills an important gap about American philosophy, as distinguished from philosophy in America. It is a sophisticated, invaluable guide to American philosophy, richly covering all the main traditions, major figures, and important themes in clear, comprehensive, and very useful fashion.\" \u003ci\u003eTom Rockmore, Duquesne University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"This is an excellent reference resource on the classical period of American philosophy. It reiterates and reaffirms the idea that history is really a topic of the present, and the essays present stimulating insight on an exciting period of American intellectual life that continues to inform contemporary philosophical issues.\" Gerald T. Burke, Reference Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eArmen T. Marsoobian\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Philosophy at Southern Connecticut State University. He is co-editor of Justus Buchler’s \u003ci\u003eMetaphysics of Natural Complexes\u003c\/i\u003e (with Kathleen Wallace, 1990) and of \u003ci\u003eNature’s Perspectives: Prospects for Ordinal Metaphysics\u003c\/i\u003e (with Kathleen Wallace and Robert S. Carrington, 1991). He is editor-in-chief of the Blackwell journal \u003ci\u003eMetaphilosophy\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Ryder\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eInterpreting America: Russian and Soviet Studies of the History of American Thought\u003c\/i\u003e (1999), editor of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Philosophic Naturalism in the Twentieth Century\u003c\/i\u003e (1994), and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ePhilosophical Writings of Cadwallader Colden\u003c\/i\u003e (with Scott L. Pratt, 2002).\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003ci\u003eThe Blackwell Guide to American Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e offers the most ambitious survey to date of American philosophical thought.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsisting 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. 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