America's Philosophical Vision Paperback / softback
by John E. Smith
Paperback / softback
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In these previously uncollected essays, Smith argues that American philosophers like Peirce, James, Royce, and Dewey have forged a unique philosophical tradition—one that is rich and complex enough to represent a genuine alternative to the analytic, phenomenological, and hermeneutical traditions which have originated in Britain or Europe. "In my judgment, John Smith has no equal today in combining two scholarly qualities: the analysis of philosophical texts with penetration and rigor, and the discernment of what it is in these texts that matters.
These qualities are in evidence throughout the essays in America's Philosophical Vision.
Whether he is evaluating Rorty's view of Dewey; the pragmatic theory of experience and truth; theories of freedom, creativity, and the self; Royce's conception of community; or synoptic philosophic visions, Smith always succeeds in uniting a comprehensive understanding of philosophic writings with a sure grasp of their import for human culture and aspiration.
It is a great benefit to students of American thought that these papers have now been collected into one volume."—James Gouinlock, Emory University
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:222 pages
- Publisher:The University of Chicago Press
- Publication Date:15/06/1992
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- ISBN:9780226763682
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:222 pages
- Publisher:The University of Chicago Press
- Publication Date:15/06/1992
- Category:
- ISBN:9780226763682
