{"product_id":"american-evasion-of-philosophy-cornel-west-9780299119645","title":"The American Evasion of Philosophy: A Genealogy of Pragmatism","description":"\u003cp\u003eTaking Emerson as his starting point, Cornel West's basic task in this ambitious enterprise is to chart the emergence, development, decline, and recent resurgence of American pragmatism. John Dewey is the central figure in West's pantheon of pragmatists, but he treats as well such varied mid-century representatives of the tradition as Sidney Hook, C. Wright Mills, W. E. B. Du Bois, Reinhold Niebuhr, and Lionel Trilling. West's \"genealogy\" is, ultimately, a very personal work, for it is imbued throughout with the author's conviction that a thorough reexamination of American pragmatism may help inspire and instruct contemporary efforts to remake and reform American society and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"West . . . may well be the pre-eminent African American intellectual of our generation.\"--The Nation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe American Evasion of Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e is a highly intelligent and provocative book. Cornel West gives us illuminating readings of the political thought of Emerson and James; provides a penetrating critical assessment of Dewey, his central figure; and offers a brilliant interpretation--appreciative yet far from uncritical--of the contemporary philosopher and neo-pragmatist Richard Rorty. . . . What shines through, throughout the work, is West's firm commitment to a radical vision of a philosophic discourse as inextricably linked to cultural criticism and political engagement.\"--Paul S. Boyer, professor emeritus of history, University of Wisconsin-Madison.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWisconsin Project on American Writers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrank Lentricchia, General Editor\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cornel West\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0299119645\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780299119645\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Wisconsin Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/1989\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 6.03w x 0.65d","brand":"Cornel West","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44049549623551,"sku":"9780299119645","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_827430f9-8c60-447c-8dd3-1548fe96782d.jpg?v=1685002145","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/american-evasion-of-philosophy-cornel-west-9780299119645","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}