Presidential Addresses of the American Philosophical Association, 1901-1910 (American Philosophical Association Centennial Series) [Hardcover]

Richard Hull (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0792353390 | ISBN-13: 978-0792353393 | Publication Date: January 13, 1999 | Edition: 1

This volume traces the development and emergence of the strands of distinctively American philosophy during the second decade of the 20th century, through the addresses and biographies of the presidents of its oldest and largest philosophical society. Of special interest is the address of the first woman president of the American Philosophical Association, the emergence of discussion of the ethics of state occasioned by the World War I, and early criticisms of capitalism. The work contains the biographies, photographs, and addresses of 12 past presidents, and photographs and addresses of seven others whose biographies appeared in an earlier volume. While some histories of this period in 20th-century American philosophy have been written, and while some collections of articles by philosophers exist which include writings of some of these individuals, this text has concentrated on a representation of the leadership of the American Philosophical Association. It also lists the birthplaces of these philosophers, and identifies the colleges and universities which have produced and housed the leaders of 20th-century American Philosophy. This work, and the other nine volumes being produced for the remaining decades of the century, stands as a record of the development and leadership of American Philosophy during its flowering in the 20th century.

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• Hardcover: 388 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (January 13, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0792353390
• ISBN-13: 978-0792353393
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 6.8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Editor's review, December 24, 1999

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This review is from: Presidential Addresses of the American Philosophical Association, 1901-1910 (American Philosophical Association Centennial Series) (Hardcover)

For the serious student of American Philosophy, this work and the nine others in the series to follow are essential. Each chapter consiste in the inaugural address of a president of The American Philosophical Association, the largest society of philosophers in the world, together with his or her portrait and a biographical sketch. Several addresses appear in this series for the first time; several biographies are unprecedented. The series is the results of 10 years detective work by the editor, and is the premier resource for scholars of 20th century American philosophy, now destined to become the most complex and largest period of the history of philosophy yet.