The Rise of American Philosophy: Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1860-1930

by Bruce Kuklick

Book Overview

"Kuklick has inquired into the files of private correspondence of Harvard's philosophers and traced their enthusiasms, animosities, and philosophical careers from the post-Civil War years through the post-World War I era. His book is probably the most thorough history of an American academic department that has ever been written." -Lewis S. Feuer, The Chronicle of Higher Education "Absolutely first class. . . . It is a fascinating book, for the ideas...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300024134
• ISBN13: 9780300024135
• Release Date: August 1979
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 720 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"