The American Philosopher
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The American Philosopher

Interviews on the Meaning of Life and Truth

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eBook - ePub

The American Philosopher

Interviews on the Meaning of Life and Truth

About this book

Over the course of nearly a decade, Phillip McReynolds conducted a series of interviews with prominent American philosophers including, among others, Richard Rorty, Hilary Putnam, Joseph Margolis, Richard Bernstein, Bruce Wilshire, John Lachs, Richard Shusterman, and Crispin Sartwell. The American Philosopher: Dialogues on the Meaning of Life and Truth brings these interviews together, bridginga wide variety of topics both personal and professional, and ultimately addressing what it means to be an American philosopher. With interviews that are both philosophical and biographical in nature, this book will be of interest to those who specialize in pragmatism and the history of American philosophy, academics in fields such as comparative literature, history, political science, sociology, and American studies, and to anyone with an interest in "America" as an idea

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Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Acknowledgments
  3. Introduction
  4. Cultivating the Experience of Philosophy in America
  5. Philosophy as Self-Creation
  6. There Are No Nobel Prizes in Philosophy (And There Shouldn’t Be)
  7. Philosophy as Problem Solving
  8. The Philosopher as Heretic and Cultural Explorer
  9. Family Ties and Improvisation in Philsophy
  10. Anything Goes
  11. Beyond Theory and Praxis
  12. From Pastors to Professionals
  13. Philosophers as World Travelers
  14. Beyond Ontological Insecurity
  15. Embodying Philosophy in America
  16. Practical Philosophy
  17. Philosophy as Technology for Living
  18. Philosophy and Social Vision
  19. American Anarchist
  20. Bibliography
  21. Index
  22. About the Author