{"product_id":"9781472570543","title":"Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Philosophers in America From 1600 to the Present","description":"\u003ch1\u003eBloomsbury Encyclopedia of Philosophers in America\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFrom 1600 to the Present\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJohn R. Shook\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy \/ History \u0026amp; Surveys \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor scholars working on almost any aspect of American thought,\u003ci\u003e The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia to Philosophers in America\u003c\/i\u003e presents an indispensable reference work. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSelecting over 700 figures from the \u003ci\u003eDictionary of Early American Philosophers \u003c\/i\u003eand the\u003ci\u003e Dictionary of Modern American Philosophers\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 doctrines and ideas, a bibliography of writings and suggestions for further reading. Featuring a new preface by the editor and a comprehensive introduction, \u003ci\u003eThe Bloomsbury Encyclopedia to Philosophers in America\u003c\/i\u003e includes 30 new entries on twenty-first century thinkers including Martha Nussbaum and Patricia Churchland.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith in-depth overviews of Waldo Emerson, Margaret Fuller, Noah Porter, Frederick Rauch, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Paine and Thomas Jefferson, this is an invaluable one-stop research volume to understanding leading figures in American thought and the development of American intellectual history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJohn R. Shook\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eDewey's Empirical Theory of Knowledge and Reality\u003c\/i\u003e (2000) and\u003ci\u003e John Dewey's Philosophy of Spirit \u003c\/i\u003e(2010)\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Pragmatism\u003c\/i\u003e (2005). He is General Editor of the \u003ci\u003eDictionary of Early American Philosophers\u003c\/i\u003e (2012) and the \u003ci\u003eDictionary of Modern American Philosophers \u003c\/i\u003e(2005).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11 February 2016\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781472570543\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1104\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e60.64\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51515148664972,"sku":"9781472570543","price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_b69209ee-a517-4c32-bbe0-8e1e4c748e6a.jpg?v=1784688532","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781472570543","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}