Puritans and Pragmatists: Eight Eminent American Thinkers

by Conkin, Paul Keith
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ISBN: 9781932792553
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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.

  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Author: Conkin, Paul Keith
  • ISBN: 9781932792553
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 9.00 x 1.13
  • Number Of Pages: 505
  • Publication Year: 2006

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