This is an indispensible reference work for scholars working on almost any aspect of modern American thought. Both academic and non-academic philosophers are represented, as are a large number of female and minority thinkers whose work has been neglected. It includes those intellectuals involved in the development of psychology, pedagogy, sociology, anthropology, education, theology, political science, and several other fields, before these disciplines came to be considered distinct from philosophy in the late nineteenth century. Each entry contains a short biography of the writer, an exposition and analysis of his or her doctrines and ideas, a bibliography of writings, and suggestions for further reading. While all the major post-Civil War philosophers are present, the most valuable feature of this dictionary is its coverage of a huge range of less well-known writers, including hundreds of presently obscure thinkers. In many cases,
The Dictionary of Modern American Philosophers offers the first scholarly treatment of the life and work of these writers.
John R. Shook is Vice President and Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Inquiry Transnational in Amherst, NY, and also Research Associate in Philosophy at the University of Buffalo.
e-reference edition ISBN: 9780199754663
Print edition ISBN: 9781843710370
Print edition publication date: 2005
Publishing history: First published 2005
Copyright: © Continuum 2005
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