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The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Philosophers in America: From 1600 to the Present
John R. Shook (Ed.)
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Paperback. Editor(s): Shook, John R. Num Pages: 1104 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3J; GBC; HPCD; HPCF; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 169. Weight in Grams: 454.
For scholars working on almost any aspect of American thought, The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia to Philosophers in America presents an indispensable reference work. Selecting over 700 figures from the Dictionary of Early American Philosophers and the Dictionary of Modern American Philosophers, this condensed edition includes key contributors to philosophical thought. From 1600 to the present day, entries cover psychology, pedagogy, sociology, anthropology, education, theology and political science, before these disciplines came to be considered distinct from philosophy. Clear and accessible, each entry contains a short biography of the writer, an exposition and analysis of his or her ... Read more
For scholars working on almost any aspect of American thought, The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia to Philosophers in America presents an indispensable reference work. Selecting over 700 figures from the Dictionary of Early American Philosophers and the Dictionary of Modern American Philosophers, this condensed edition includes key contributors to philosophical thought. From 1600 to the present day, entries cover psychology, pedagogy, sociology, anthropology, education, theology and political science, before these disciplines came to be considered distinct from philosophy. Clear and accessible, each entry contains a short biography of the writer, an exposition and analysis of his or her ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
1104
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
1104
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781472570543
SKU
V9781472570543
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About John R. Shook (Ed.)
John R. Shook is Research Associate in Philosophy and faculty of the Science and the Public EdM program at the University at Buffalo, USA. Among his books are Dewey's Empirical Theory of Knowledge and Reality (2000) and John Dewey's Philosophy of Spirit (2010) and A Companion to Pragmatism (2005). He is General Editor of the Dictionary of Early American Philosophers ... Read more
Reviews for The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Philosophers in America: From 1600 to the Present
Each entry includes a highly condensed but thoughtful biography and a bibliography of the subject's work and secondary source materials following each entry. The entries range between 500 and 2,000 words. Even the shorter entries are informative and well written. Names of contributors appear at the end of the bibliography, which is useful for verifying the expertise behind each entry. ... Read more