A Thoughtful Profession.A Thoughtful Profession James Campbell
James Campbell (February 4, 1826 – April 21, 1900) is the founder of the Estate of James Campbell Open Court Publishing Company “Open Court” redirects here. For the language arts/phonics program, see Open Court Reading. “Open Court” redirects here. For the legal term, see In open court. 140 S. Dearborn, Suite 1450, Chicago, IL 60603 0812696026 $49.95 www.opencourtbooks.com A THOUGHTFUL PROFESSION: THE EARLY YEARS OF THE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL ASSOCIATION The American Philosophical Association is the main professional organization for philosophers in the United States. Founded in 1900, its mission is to promote the exchange of ideas among philosophers, to encourage creative and scholarly activity in philosophy, to facilitate the by James Campbell offers a new examination of the heyday of American philosophy and as such is a top pick not just for college-level holdings, but many a high school strong in introductory philosophy courses. It focuses on two early philosophical associations which merged into what we now know as the American Philosophical Association, and considers not just their evolution and impact, but the philosophers of their major thinker/members: Mary Whilton Calkins, James Edwin Creighton James Edwin Creighton (Apr. 8, 1861, Pictou, Nova Scotia - Ithaca, NY, Oct. 8, 1924), was an American philosopher who believed no system of thought can be the product of an isolated mind. , and James Hayden Tufts James Hayden Tufts (1862-1942), an influential American philosopher, was a professor of the then newly founded Chicago University. Tufts was also a member of the Board of Arbitration, and the chairman of a committee of the social agencies of Chicago. , among many others. Informed and informative reading, A THOUGHTFUL PROFESSION is a unique and welcome contribution to personal, academic, and community library History of Philosophy reference collections and reading lists. |
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