“…He not only enlarges the tradition of American philosophers such as John Dewey and William James by examining lesser-known figures such as Henry Bugbee and Thomas Davidson, but finds the theme and ideas of American philosophy in some unexpected places, such as the music of Hank Williams, Tammy Wynette, and Bruce Springsteen, and the writingsof Jack Kerouac.The idea of “philosophy Americana” trades on the emergent genre of “music Americana,” rooted in traditional themes and styles yet engaging our present experiences. …”

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Tabla de Contenidos: “…Philosophy Americana -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Some Preliminary Remarks on the Origins of Pragmatism -- Chapter 2: Royce, Philosophy, and Wandering -- Chapter 3: Wilderness as Philosophical Home -- Chapter 4: Working Certainty and Deweyan Wisdom -- Chapter 5: Wildness as Political Act -- Chapter 6: After All, He's Just a Man -- Chapter 7: William James and the Wild Beasts of the Philosophical Desert -- Chapter 8: John Dewey's Sensible Mysticism -- Chapter 9: Born to Run -- Chapter 10: Philosophy as Teaching -- Chapter 11: Learning and Teaching -- Chapter 12: Emerson's Platonizing of American Thought -- Chapter 13: American Loss in Cavell's Emerson -- Chapter 14: Emerson and Kerouac -- Chapter 15: Pragmatic Intellectuals -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index…”

“…Entomologica americana (New York, N.Y. : 2009 : Online)…”

Materias: “…Filosofia nord-americana…”