description: This anthology presents selections from American philosophy, 1720 to the present, and a critical narrative of important philosophers working during the same time period. The selected works represent some of the defining and persistent trends in the development of American thought—historically significant and important as they point to the development of ideals and expectations that characterize the American experience. Coverage concentrates on some major thinkers in the history of American philosophy—Jonathan Edwards, Benjamin Franklin, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Chauncey Wright, Charles Sanders Peirce, William James, John Dewey, Josiah Royce, and George Santayana. MARKET For individuals interested in American philosophy and literature.
language: English
title: Philosophy in America, Volume 2
titlecomplete: Philosophy in America, Volume 2
publisher: Pearson