Seven Sages: The Story of American Philosophy: Franklin, Emerson, James, Dewey, Santayana, Peirce [and] WhiteheadLongmans, Green, 1960 - 450 pages Brief sketches of the life and thought of American philosophers who contributed to pragmatic philosophy. |
Contents
An American Socrates | 3 |
From Rags to Independence | 8 |
Was Franklin a Philosopher? | 15 |
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