The Rise of American Philosophy: Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1860-1930

by Bruce Kuklick

Book Overview

The seventy years between the Civil War and the Depression mark the most significant epoch of American philosophy. In this period American pragmatism emerged, and men such as Charles Peirce, William James, Josiah Royce, George Santayana, Alfred North Whitehead, and C. I. Lewis made their enduring contributions to Western thought. This book offers a reinterpretation of American intellectual history of the period, using the relation of philosophers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300024134
• ISBN13: 9780300024135
• Release Date: August 1979
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 720 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"