Portraits of American Continental Philosophers (Studies in Continental Thought)
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| Rating | : | 4.39 (737 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0253213371 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 248 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-03-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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He is coeditor (with Alan Rosenberg) of Contemporary Portrayals of Auschwitz and Genocide: Philosophical Challenges.. James R. Watson is Professor of Philosophy at Loyola University, New Orleans
better than it might have been Whatever the virtues of the American Continental Philosophy scene, the lords of SPEP and Perugia have also earned a deserved reputation for cliquishness and frequent self-promotion. When I first saw the announcement of this book, I was worried that it would provide just one more shameless platform for the canonization of second-rate thinkers. But in fact, the book left me with quite a positive impression.Each of the 22 professors featured in the book is allotted better than it might have been A Customer Whatever the virtues of the American Continental Philosophy scene, the lords of SPEP and Perugia have also earned a deserved reputation for cliquishness and frequent self-promotion. When I first saw the announcement of this book, I was worried that it would provide just one more shameless platform for the canonization of second-rate thinkers. But in fact, the book left me with quite a positive impression.Each of the 22 professors featured in the book is allotted 4-6 pages to tell us what they stand for as philosophers. Given this sort of brevity, none of . -6 pages to tell us what they stand for as philosophers. Given this sort of brevity, none of
Through engaging autobiographical essays and photographs, Portraits of American Continental Philosophers introduces twenty-two leading contemporary American philosophers whose work falls under the rubric "continental philosophy." The essays trace the personal philosophical journeys and orientations of a remarkable group of men and women and reveal a fascinating array of intellectual inspirations—spellbinding tales of saints and mystics, an undergraduate encounter with Hume or Locke, the shock of a racially segregated society, the experience of mirrors reflecting each other to infinity, Martin Heidegger’s probing gaze, the explosion of student unrest in 1968, or a Holocaust survivor’s search for explanations.
"Watson (Loyola Univ., New Orleans) features 22 scholars who teach philosophy in the US and write about, or have philosophical affinity with, such 19th- and 20th-century European philosophers as Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Husserl, Heidegger, Sartre, Merleau-Ponty, Foucault, and Derrida. Rasmussen, William J. Wurzer, and Edith Wyschogrod. Kockelmans, David Farrell Krell, David Michael Levin, Alphonso Lingis, Bernd Magnus, David M. Flynn, Patrick A. The philosophers include Debra Bergoffen, Robert Bernasconi, John D. Caputo, Edward S. Scott, Hugh J. Silverman, Joan Stambaugh, Wilhelm S. Pospesel, University of Miami, Choice, June 2000 (H. Richardson, John Sallis, Calvin O. The sketch by Bernd Magnus is different: it is a riveting and horrifying account of his childhood experiences surviving the Holocaust. Most sketches describe the author's philosophical education and research and writing programs. Each philosopher is portrayed w