Description
by
Paul Conkin (Author)
Eight brilliant and original American thinkers – Edwards, Franklin, John Adams, Emerson, Peirce, William James, Dewey, and Santayana – are the subject of this widely admired book by one of America’s foremost writers of intellectual history. In this study, the author finds a degree of continuity and some elements of underlying unity in the varied and idiosyncratic thoughts of these men. Instead of superficial similarities, he emphasizes a common moral tenor, an instrumental conception of knowledge, and a broad, ethical conception of art.
Author Biography
Paul K. Conkin is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Vanderbilt University.
Number of Pages: 505Dimensions: 1.13 x 9 x 6 INPublication Date: August 01, 2006
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