{"product_id":"the-primal-roots-of-american-bruce-wilshire-9780271020266","title":"The Primal Roots of American Philosophy: Pragmatism, Phenomenology, and Native American Thought","description":"\u003cp\u003eContinuing 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilshire 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilshire'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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bruce Wilshire\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0271020261\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780271020266\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penn State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.92h x 5.93w x 0.78d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2001 pg. 1287","brand":"Bruce Wilshire","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48443327774975,"sku":"9780271020266","price":37.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_252fb391-b2af-47c3-b659-60e0aafd05e8.jpg?v=1777204769","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-primal-roots-of-american-bruce-wilshire-9780271020266","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}