The American philosopher : interviews on the meaning of life and truth
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The American philosopher : interviews on the meaning of life and truth
（American philosophy）
Lexington Books, c2015
- : cloth
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Bibliography: p. 275-276
Includes index
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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, bridging a 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
Table of Contents
Introduction: Finding Philosophy's Place
1. Cultivating the Experience of Philosophy in America: John E. Smith
2. Philosophy as Self-Creation: Richard Rorty
3. There are No Nobel Prizes in Philosophy (And There Shouldn't Be): Hilary Putnam
4. Philosophy as Problem Solving: John Lachs
5. The Philosopher as Heretic and Cultural Explorer: Douglas Anderson
6. Family Ties and Improvisation in Philosophy: Vincent Colapietro
7. Anything Goes: Joseph Margolis
8. Beyond Theory and Praxis: Richard Bernstein
9. From Pastors to Professionals: James Campbell
10. Philosophers as World Travelers: Judith Green
11. Beyond Ontological Insecurity: Bruce Wilshire
12. Embodying Philosophy in America: Richard Shusterman
13. Practical Philosophy: Lucius Outlaw on Keeping Mind and Body Together in a Racist Society
14. Philosophy as Technology for Living: Larry Hickman
15. Philosophy and Social Vision: Erin McKenna on Practical Utopianism
16. American Anarchist: Crispin Sartwell
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