American Philosophers (Midwest Studies in Philosophy)
Contributors: Howard K. Wettstein (Editor); Peter A. French (Editor)
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Limited
Published: August 1, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 300
ISBN-13: 9781405119245
Subjects: Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present; United States; Philosophy; USA; History & Surveys - Modern; Reference; Biography & Autobiography / Philosophers; PHILOSOPHERS_UNITED STATES; Philosophers; Philosophy, American
First sentence: For most of the past century, historians have held up Jonathan Edwards as an exception to what has been variously described as American anti-intellectualism, evangelical boorishness, and Lockean individualism.