[PDF] Dictionary Of Modern American Philosophers eBook

Author : John R. Shook
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 2759 pages
File Size : 42,91 MB
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1843710374

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The Dictionary of Modern American Philosophers includes both academic and non-academic philosophers, anda large number of female and minority thinkers whose work has been neglected. It includes those intellectualsinvolved in the development of psychology, pedagogy, sociology, anthropology, education, theology, politicalscience, and several other fields, before these disciplines came to be considered distinct from philosophy in thelate nineteenth century.Each entry contains a short biography of the writer, an exposition and analysis of his or her doctrines and ideas, abibliography of writings, and suggestions for further reading. While all the major post-Civil War philosophers arepresent, the most valuable feature of this dictionary is its coverage of a huge range of less well-known writers,including hundreds of presently obscure thinkers. In many cases, the Dictionary of Modern AmericanPhilosophers offers the first scholarly treatment of the life and work of certain writers. This book will be anindispensable reference work for scholars working on almost any aspect of modern American thought.

Author : John R. Shook
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 1252 pages
File Size : 16,32 MB
Release : 2012-04-05
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1441171401

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The Dictionary of Early American Philosophers, which contains over 400 entries by nearly 300 authors, provides an account of philosophical thought in the United States and Canada between 1600 and 1860. The label of "philosopher" has been broadly applied in this Dictionary to intellectuals who have made philosophical contributions regardless of academic career or professional title. Most figures were not academic philosophers, as few such positions existed then, but they did work on philosophical issues and explored philosophical questions involved in such fields as pedagogy, rhetoric, the arts, history, politics, economics, sociology, psychology, medicine, anthropology, religion, metaphysics, and the natural sciences. Each entry begins with biographical and career information, and continues with a discussion of the subject's writings, teaching, and thought. A cross-referencing system refers the reader to other entries. The concluding bibliography lists significant publications by the subject, posthumous editions and collected works, and further reading about the subject.

Author : John R. Shook
Publisher :
Page : 700 pages
File Size : 11,47 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Philosophers
ISBN :

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This biographical dictionary contains around 900 entries on philosophers and other intellectuals who impacted philosophical thought in America from 1860 to the present [i.e. 2005].