Philosophy in America Primary Readings

Nancy A. Stanlick and Bruce S. Silver have put together an anthology that captures the principal figures in American philosophy from the Colonial era into the twenty-first century. The editors are committed to the principle that philosophy in America was vital before there was a United States, and that it remains vigorous into the present. This collection can be appropriately augmented by Philosophy in America: Critical and Interpretive Essays, Volume II, a collection of interpretive and critical chapters on individual philosophers, themes, and leading ideas in the development of American philosophy and speculative thought. Features of Philosophy in America: Primary Readings The book is arranged both historically and thematically. Part I covers major works in American epistemology, metaphysics, and the philosophy of religion. Part II covers works in American ethics, social and political philosophy. Each part arranges the writings chronologically. Each chapter begins with a brief introductory essay. Review questions anal a list of suggested readings close each chapter.Stanlick, Nancy A. is the author of 'Philosophy in America Primary Readings', published 2003 under ISBN 9780130950376 and ISBN 0130950378.