The Spirit of American Philosophy by John Smith
This revised edition of John E. Smith's classic details the phenomenal growth in American philosophy in the years since the book first appeared. Through the addition of a new chapter and the readdressing of earlier material, Smith advances his reflections on the present decade. The book also considers the impact of British linguistic philosophy and other currents of thought abroad on classical American philosophy.-
Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations
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A Path into Metaphysics
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The Philosophy of Laughter and Humor
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Individuation in Scholasticism
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Eros and Irony
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Plato on Justice and Power
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Platonic Studies of Greek Philosophy
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Structural Depths of Indian Thought
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Insights and Oversights of Great Thinkers
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Intuition and Reflection in Self-Consciousness
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Hegel and Whitehead
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Creative Experiencing
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Order and Might
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Hartshorne and the Metaphysics of Animal Rights
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Plato's Theory of Explanation
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Oppenheimer's Choice
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Texts
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Science, Reality, and Language
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Maimonides and St. Thomas on the Limits of Reason
"Smith is the leading figure in the 'reconstruction' of American philosophy and his work is always informed, clear, forthright and philosophically soundThe Spirit of American Philosophy should be in the hands of every philosophy student. The essays are crisp and intelligent. The themes are crucial to contemporary philosophy of whatever persuasion." — John J. McDermott, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, Texas A & M University
"A timely, important book, in the tradition of Royce's The Spirit of Modern Philosophy and Professor Herbert Schneider's History of American Philosophy, written with a zest and facility of expression that is rare." — E.S.C. Northrup
"Professor Smith centers his thought on the philosophies of Peirce, James, Royce, Dewey and Whitehead; the latter, of course, is English rather than American but did most of his significant work here. What makes this study so significant is that it emphasizes the problem of meaning with which all these thinkers deal and most of them relate modern science to the ultimate religious problem.
"The book deserves wide reading not only by academics but by the general public." — Reinhold Niebuhr
John E. Smith is Clark Professor of Philosophy at Yale University. He is the author of Purpose and Thought, The Meaning of Pragmatism; Experience and God; The Analogy of Experience; Themes in American Philosophy; Reason and God; Religion and Empiricism; and Royce's Social Finite. He is also the editor of Contemporary American Philosophy (Second Series).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780873956512 |
| ISBN 10 | 0873956516 |
| Title | The Spirit of American Philosophy |
| Author | John Smith |
| Series | Suny Series In Philosophy |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | State University of New York Press |
| Year published | 1983-06-30 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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