ISBN: 1843710374 9781843710370

Category: Philosophy / Reference

Page count: 2698

The Dictionary of Modern American Philosophers includes both academic and non-academic philosophers, and<b>a large number of female and minority thinkers whose work has been neglected. It includes those intellectuals</b>involved in the development of psychology, pedagogy, sociology, anthropology, education, theology, political<b>science, and several other fields, before these disciplines came to be considered distinct from philosophy in the</b>late nineteenth century.<b>Each entry contains a short biography of the writer, an exposition and analysis of his or her doctrines and ideas, a</b>bibliography of writings, and suggestions for further reading. While all the major post-Civil War philosophers are<b>present, the most valuable feature of this dictionary is its coverage of a huge range of less well-known writers,</b>including hundreds of presently obscure thinkers. In many cases, the Dictionary of Modern American<b>Philosophers offers the first scholarly treatment of the life and work of certain writers. This book will be an</b>indispensable reference work for scholars working on almost any aspect of modern American thought.