Eric Hoffer, who died about 1980, was an American philosopher who wrote in a non-analytic way. Hoffer's books were once widely read, and are still in many libraries. Hoffer admired the French philosopher Montaigne. Hoffer wrote in an aphoristic style, similar to the style of Pascal, Nietzsche, etc. The tradition of non-analytic philosophy runs from ancient times through philosophers like Montaigne, Pascal, Emerson, Thoreau, Nietzsche and Hoffer.
Analytic philosophy fits the classroom environment, but is ignored outside academia.
Now the discussion became lively and heated. Some people supported me, others opposed me. Several people said that there was no rift among American philosophers. If, however, one goes back to that Times article, one will come away with the impression that there certainly was a rift in 1987. And it's unlikely that that rift has disappeared during the last seven years.