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The Primal Roots of American Philosophy: Pragmatism, Phenomenology, and Native American Thought
Contributor(s): Wilshire, Bruce (Author)
ISBN: 0271020261     ISBN-13: 9780271020266
Publisher: Penn State University Press
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Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: September 2000
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BISAC Categories:
- Philosophy | Movements - Pragmatism
- Philosophy | History & Surveys - Modern
- Philosophy | Criticism
Dewey: 191
LCCN: 99-47237
Series: American and European Philosophy
Physical Information: 0.78" H x 5.93" W x 8.92" (0.85 lbs) 256 pages
 
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Continuing his quest to bring American philosophy back to its roots, Bruce Wilshire connects the work of such thinkers as Thoreau, Emerson, Dewey, and James with Native American beliefs and practices. His search is not for exact parallels, but rather for fundamental affinities between the equally organismic thought systems of indigenous peoples and classic American philosophers.

Wilshire gives particular emphasis to the affinities between Black Elk's view of the hoop of the world and Emerson's notion of horizon, and also between a shaman's healing practices and James's ideas of pure experience, willingness to believe, and a pluralistic universe. As these connections come into focus, the book shows how European phenomenology was inspired and influenced by the classic American philosophers, whose own work reveals the inspiration and influence of indigenous thought.

Wilshire's book also reveals how artificial are the walls that separate the sciences and the humanities in academia, and that separate Continental from Anglo-American thought within the single discipline of philosophy.


Contributor Bio(s): Wilshire, Bruce: - Bruce Wilshire is Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers University. Recent books include The Moral Collapse of The University: Professionalism, Purity, and Alienation (1990) and Wild Hunger: The Primal Roots of Modern Addictions (1998).