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A history of philosophy in America : 1720-2000.

Annotation Here at last is an American counterpart to Bertrand Russell's History of Western Philosophy. The eminent historian Bruce Kuklick tells the fascinating story of the growth of philosophical thinking in the USA, in the context of the intellectual and social changes of the times. Kuklick...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kuklick, Bruce, 1941-
Autor Corporativo: Oxford University Press
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2003.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part I. Speculative thought in America, 1720-1868. Calvinism and Jonathan Edwards
  • Philosophy and politics
  • Theological dispute
  • Collegiate philosophy
  • Innovative amateurs
  • Part II. The age of pragmatism, 1859-1934. The shape of revolution
  • The consensus on Idealism, 1870-1900
  • Pragmatism in Cambridge
  • Pragmatism at Harvard
  • Instrumentalism in Chicago and New York
  • Part III. Professional philosophy, 1912-2000. Professional realism
  • Europe's impact on the United States
  • Harvard and Oxford
  • The tribulations of professional philosophy.