Why American Philosophy? Why Now?

This title presents not two, but three questions. The third question, the one that lies behind and is obscured by the two more obvious ones, concerns the nature of American philosophy. What qualifies as “American” philosophy? Is it, as some have suggested, philosophy as it is practiced in any of th...

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Hlavní autor: Hickman, Larry A.
Médium: Article ou chapitre numérique
Jazyk:Anglais
Vydáno: European Journal of Pragmatism and American Philosophy 2017
On-line přístup:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Shrnutí:This title presents not two, but three questions. The third question, the one that lies behind and is obscured by the two more obvious ones, concerns the nature of American philosophy. What qualifies as “American” philosophy? Is it, as some have suggested, philosophy as it is practiced in any of the Americas – North, Central, or South? Or is it perhaps philosophy as it is pursued by practitioners living in North America, or even in a more restricted sense, by practitioners living in the Unit...