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1	Ominous Parallels more books like this by Leonard Peikoff A controversial work by a disciple of the philosopher and novelist Ayn Rand. Peikoff maintains that Americans have been seduced by collectivist ideas concerning politics and culture, and that American society in consequence is heading towards a future society that will resemble Nazi Germany in its glorification of the group over the individual. see all copies from $3.95! new only from $9.85! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Emerson's Essays more books like this by Edman Irwin Emerson, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Irwin Edman (Designer) The only collection of the complete First and Second Series of essays by America's most popular sage, available in an affordable paperback edition. A must for students of American culture and literature. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.55! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Errand Into the Wilderness more books like this by Perry G Miller The title of this book by Perry Miller, who is world-famous as an interpreter of the American past, comes close to posing the question it has been Mr. Miller's lifelong purpose to answer: What was the underlying aim of the first colonists in coming to America? In what light did they see themselves? As men and women undertaking a mission that was ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $22.71! \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Lost World of Thomas Jefferson more books like this by Daniel J. Boorstin In this classic work by one of America's most distinguished historians, Daniel Boorstin enters into Thomas Jefferson's world of ideas. By analysing writings of 'the Jeffersonian Circle, ' Boorstin explores concepts of God, nature, equality, toleration, education and government in order to illuminate their underlying world view. "The Lost World of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $17.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Greeks & Romans Bearing Gifts: How the Ancients Inspired the Founding Fathers more books like this by Carl J Richard This lively and engaging book is the only popular work to explore the profound impact of Ancient Greece and Rome on the founding fathers. Recounting the stirring stories the founders encountered in their favorite histories of Greece and Rome, renowned scholar Carl J. Richard explores what they learned from these vivid tales and how they applied ... see all copies from $9.50! new only from $12.00! \| first editions \| SVS
6	A History of Philosophy in America, 1720-2000 more books like this by Bruce Kuklick Here at last is an American counterpart to Bertrand Russell's History of Western Philosophy. The eminent historian Bruce Kuklick tells the fascinating story of the growth of philosophical thinking in the USA, in the context of the intellectual and social changes of the times. Kuklick sketches the genesis of these intellectual practices in New ... see all copies from $8.45! new only from $24.03! \| first editions \| SVS
7	American Philosophies more books like this by Leonard Harris, Ph.D. (Editor), Scott L Pratt (Editor), Anne Waters (Editor) This anthology promotes a new vision: American Philosophy as complex and constantly changing, enlivened by historically marginalized, yet never silent, voices. The readings provide a sense of the history and context of sophisticated, ongoing philosophical arguments. Some of the pressing questions considered are: What should be the future of all ... see all copies from $6.75! new only from $45.64! \| SVS
8	A history of American philosophy more books like this by Herbert Wallace Schneider see all copies from $4.00! new only from $17.88! \| first editions
9	Post-Analytic Philosophy more books like this by John Rajchman (Editor), Cornel West (Editor) see all copies from $3.09! new only from $42.00! \| SVS
10	Pragmatism and Classical American Philosophy: Essential Readings and Interpretive Essays more books like this by John J Stuhr (Editor) Here, in a single volume, is a comprehensive and definitive account of pragmatism and classical American philosophy. Pragmatism and Classical American Philosophy, now revised and expanded in this second edition, presents the essential writings of the major philosophers of this tradition: Charles S. Peirce, William James, Josiah Royce, George ... see all copies from $17.98! new only from $56.68! \| SVS
11	Realism with a Human Face more books like this by Hilary Putnam, James Conant (Editor) In this book, one of America's great philosophers calls upon his peers to embed philosophy in social life. Connecting metaphysics to cultural and literary issues, Putnam argues that the collapse of philosophical realism does not entail a fall into the abyss of relativism and postmodern skepticism. In this collection of thematically linked essays, ... see all copies from $16.95! new only from $32.24! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Selected writings of the American Transcendentalists more books like this by George Hochfield (Compiled by) Transcendentalism was the name given to the New England movement of the 1830s and 1840s that brought together Romanticism in literature and social reform in politics. Its partisans argued for the rights of women, the abolition of slavery, and, in some cases, the socialisation of labour and equal distribution of profits. They were America's first ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.32! \| first editions
13 view cover	The Inward Morning more books like this by Henry G Bugbee When first published in 1958, The Inward Morning was ahead of its time. Boldly original, it blended East and West, nature and culture, the personal and the universal. The critical establishment, confounded, largely ignored the work. Readers, however, embraced Bugbee's lyrical philosophy of wilderness. Throughout the '60s and '70s this ... see all copies from $10.00! new only from $15.39! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Emerson's essays more books like this by Ralph Waldo Emerson see all copies from $1.99! new only from $22.01! \| first editions \| SVS
15	A History of Philosophy in America more books like this by Elizabeth Flower, M. G. Murphey A historian from the University of Pennsylvania examines the development of American philosophical thought from the late 18th century to today, looking chronologically at Calvinism, pragmatism, professional philosophy, and more. see all copies from $4.01! new only from $30.55! \| first editions
16 view cover	American Philosophy more books like this by Barbara MacKinnon see all copies from $2.25! new only from $38.00! \| SVS
17 view cover	American thought in transition: the impact of evolutionary naturalism, 1865-1900 more books like this by Paul F Boller see all copies from $4.00! new only from $60.04! \| signed copies
18 view cover	The Embodiment of Knowledge more books like this by William Carlos Williams, Ron Loewinshon (Designer) WCW, The Embodiment of Knowledge. Early essays. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.06! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Existential America more books like this by Professor George Cotkin Kierkegaard, Sartre, Camus, Beauvoir, the thoughtful angst of continental thinkers in the 1930s, the stoic heroism of the French Resistance after 1940, and the world-weariness that surrounded and followed World War II: we think of existential philosophy as eminently French or explicitly European. George Cotkin here argues that an existential ... see all copies from $14.59! new only from $17.27! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Postmodernism Rightly Understood: The Return to Realism in American Thought more books like this by Peter Augustine Lawler This work constitutes a dramatic return to realism - a poetic attempt to attain a true understanding of the capabilities and limitations of the postmodern predicament. Peter Lawler reflects on the flaws of postmodern thought, the futility of pragmatism, and the spiritual emptiness of existentialism. He examines postmodernism by interpreting the ... see all copies from $17.50! new only from $20.16!
21	The American Evasion of Philosophy: A Genealogy of Pragmatism more books like this by Cornel West Taking Emerson as his starting point, Cornel West's basic task in this ambitious enterprise is to chart the emergence, development, decline, and recent resurgence of American pragmatism. John Dewey is the central figure in West's pantheon of pragmatists, but he treats as well such varied mid-century representatives of the tradition as Sidney Hook, ... see all copies from $9.45! new only from $16.47! \| SVS
22	Philosophy in Process more books like this by Paul Weiss see all copies from $5.15! new only from $20.00! \| first editions
23 view cover	The Spirit of American Philosophy more books like this by John Smith see all copies from $1.99! new only from $26.58! \| first editions \| SVS
24	The Ominous Parallels: The End of Freedom in America more books like this by Ayn Rand, Leonard Peikoff A controversial work by a disciple of the philosopher and novelist Ayn Rand. Peikoff maintains that Americans have been seduced by collectivist ideas concerning politics and culture, and that American society in consequence is heading towards a future society that will resemble Nazi Germany in its glorification of the group over the individual. see all copies from $5.06! signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	Classic American Philosophers more books like this by Max H Fisch (Editor) It is increasingly apparant that American philosophy has had its classical period, corresponding to the Greek classical period - Democritus through Aristotle; the medieval - Christian Abelard through Thomas Aquinas and Duns Scotus; The British - Bacon through Hume; and the German - Kant through Hegel. America's classical period began just after ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $27.00! \| first editions \| SVS

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