The Oxford Handbook of American Philosophy (Oxford Handbooks)

This is the first collective study of the development of philosophy in America, from the 18th century to the present. Leading experts examine distinctive features of American philosophy, trace notable themes, and consider the legacy of key figures. A fascinating resource for anyone interested in modern philosophy or American intellectual history. Jonathan Edwards and eighteenth-century religious philosophy / Roger A. Ward Emerson, romanticism, and classical American pragmatism / Russell B. Goodman Peirce and pragmatism : American connections / Douglas Anderson William James / Henry Jackman John Dewey : inquiry, ethics, and democracy / Matthew Festenstein Josiah Royce : idealism, transcendentalism, pragmatism / Kelly A. Parker George Santayana : ordinary reflection systematized / Glenn Tiller A pragmatist world view : George Herbert Mead's philosophy of the act / Cornelis de Waal W.E.B. Du Bois : double-consciousness, Jamesian sympathy, and the critical turn / Mitchell Aboulafia The pragmatist family romance / Robert Westbrook The reception of early American pragmatism / Cheryl Misak Whitehead's metaphysical system / John W. Lango Thorstein Veblen and American social criticism / Joseph Heath Pragmatism and the Cold War / Robert B. Talisse Pragmatism and the given : C.I. Lewis, Quine, and Peirce / Chris Hookway W.V. Wuine / Arif Ahmed Philosophy of science in America / Alan Richardson The influence of Wittgenstein on American philosophy / Hans-Johann Glock Placing in a space of norms : neo-sellarsian philosophy in the twenty-first century / Mark Lance Rorty, Davidson, and the future of metaphysics in America / Bjorn Ramberg Analytic philosophy in America / Sscott Soames Logic and the foundations of mathematics / Danielle Macbeth Liberal equality : what, where, and why / Kok-Chor Tan Legal philosophy in America / Brian H. Bix American moral philosophy / Brad Hooker Essences, intersections, and American feminism / Ann Garry. Contents List of Contributors 1. Jonathan Edwards and Eighteenth-Century Religious Philosophy 2. Emerson, Romanticism, and Classical American Pragmatism 3. Peirce and Pragmatism: American Connections 4. William James 5. John Dewey: Inquiry, Ethics, and Democracy 6. Josiah Royce: Idealism, Transcendentalism, Pragmatism 7. George Santayana: Ordinary Reflection Systematized 8. A Pragmatist World View: George Herbert Mead’s Philosophy of the Act 9. W. E. B. Du Bois: Double-Consciousness, Jamesian Sympathy, and the Critical Turn 10. The Pragmatist Family Romance 11. The Reception of Early American Pragmatism 12. Whitehead’s Metaphysical System 13. Thorstein Veblen and American Social Criticism 14. Pragmatism and the Cold War 15. Pragmatism and the Given: C. I. Lewis, Quine, and Peirce 16. W. V. Quine 17. Philosophy of Science in America 18. The Influence of Wittgenstein on American Philosophy 19. Placing in a Space of Norms: Neo-Sellarsian Philosophy in the Twenty-first Century 20. Rorty, Davidson, and the Future of Metaphysics in America 21. Analytic Philosophy in America 22. Logic and the Foundations of Mathematics 23. Liberal Equality: What, Where, and Why 24. Legal Philosophy in America 25. American Moral Philosophy 26. Essences, Intersections, and American Feminism Name Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Subject Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V

Cheryl Misak presents the first collective study of the development of philosophy in North America, from the 18th century to the end of the 20th century. Twenty-six leading experts examine distinctive features of American philosophy, trace notable themes, and consider the legacy and influence of notable figures. This will be the first reference point for future work on the subject, and a fascinating resource for anyone interested in modern philosophy or American intellectual history.

In this collective study of the development of philosophy in America from the 18th century to the present, leading experts examine distinctive features of American philosophy, trace notable themes, and consider the legacy of key figures, such as Emerson, James and Dewey.