{"product_id":"philosophy-americana-douglas-r-anderson-9780823225507","title":"Philosophy Americana: Making Philosophy at Home in American Culture","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this engaging book, Douglas Anderson begins with the assumption that philosophy--the Greek love of wisdom--is alive and well in American culture. At the same time, professional philosophy remains relatively invisible. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnderson traverses American life to find places in the wider culture where professional philosophy in the distinctively American tradition can strike up a conversation. How might American philosophers talk to us about our religious experience, or political engagement, or literature--or even, popular music? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnderson's second aim is to find places where philosophy happens in nonprofessional guises--cultural places such as country music, rock'n roll, and Beat literature. 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 writings\u003cbr\u003eof Jack Kerouac. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe idea of \"philosophy Americana\" trades on the emergent genre of \"music Americana,\" rooted in traditional themes and styles yet engaging our present experiences. The music is \"popular\" but not thoroughly driven by economic considerations, and Anderson seeks out an analogous role for philosophical practice, where philosophy and popular culture are co-adventurers in the life of ideas. Philosophy Americana takes seriously Emerson's quest for the extraordinary in the ordinary and James's belief that popular philosophy can still be philosophy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePhilosophy Americana: Making Philosophy at Home in American Culture \u003ci\u003eis available from the publisher on an open-access basis.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Douglas R. Anderson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 082322550X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780823225507\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fordham University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.30w x 0.98d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2006 pg. 658\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniv PR Books for Public Libry\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2007 pg. 1 - Strongly Recommended","brand":"Douglas R. Anderson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48136173945087,"sku":"9780823225507","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7d76213a-a1c2-4282-9578-9d4ff9a2ee9a.jpg?v=1770161005","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/philosophy-americana-douglas-r-anderson-9780823225507","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}