Research Catalog

Title

The real Metaphysical Club : the philosophers, their debates, and selected writings from 1870 to 1885 / edited by Frank X. Ryan, Brian E. Butler, and James A. Good ; with a narrative history of the Metaphysical Club by John R. Shook.

Publication

Albany : State University of New York Press, [2019]

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Details

Additional Authors

• Ryan, Frank X.
• Butler, Brian E. (Professor)
• Good, James A. (James Allan)
• Shook, John R.

Description

xliv, 429 pages; 27 cm.

Summary

"The Metaphysical Club, a gathering of intellectuals in the 1870s associated with Harvard, is widely recognized as the crucible where pragmatism, America's distinctively original philosophy, was refined and proclaimed. Louis Menand's bestseller about the group was a dramatic publishing success. However, only three actual members - Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., Charles S. Peirce, and William James - appear in this book, alongside other thinkers such as John Dewey who were never in the Club. The Real Metaphysical Club tells the full story of how this influential group shifted the course of philosophy in America. In addition to pioneering pragmatism, the group explored radical empiricism and idealism, and formulated personalism and process philosophy, equally important developments. This volume contains thirty-seven important writings dating from 1870 to 1885 by the real members of the Metaphysical Club. The first section centers on pragmatism and science; the second part collects writings of the lawyers; and the third part covers idealist and personalist philosophers. Many of these writings have never been reprinted before, and nothing like this impressive collection has ever been attempted. A general introduction provides a narrative history, and the editors' three introductions to the volume's sections vividly bring to life the intense meetings, sustained debates, and pioneering thought from the Metaphysical Club"--

Series Statement

SUNY series in American philosophy and cultural thought

Uniform Title

SUNY series in American philosophy and cultural thought.

Subjects

• Philosophy, American > 19th century
• 1800-1899

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Contents

Introduction : a narrative history of the Metaphysical Club / John R. Shook -- Science and pragmatism : an introduction / Frank X. Ryan -- Chauncey Wright (1830-1875) -- Charles Sanders Peirce (1839-1914) -- William James (1842-1910) -- G. Stanley Hall (1846-1924) -- Law and pragmatism : an introduction / Brian Butler -- Nicholas St. John Green (1830-1876) -- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (1841-1935) -- Joseph Bangs Warner (1848-1923) -- Varieties of idealism : an introduction / James A. Good -- John Fiske (1842-1901) -- James Elliot Cabot (1821-1903) -- Thomas Davidson (1840-1900) -- Borden Parker Bowne (1847-1910) -- Francis Ellingwood Abbot (1836-1903) -- George Holmes Howison (1834-1916).

Call Number

JFF 19-2586

ISBN

• 9781438473253
• 1438473257
• 9781438473260 (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

2018017083

OCLC

1050455540

Title

The real Metaphysical Club : the philosophers, their debates, and selected writings from 1870 to 1885 / edited by Frank X. Ryan, Brian E. Butler, and James A. Good ; with a narrative history of the Metaphysical Club by John R. Shook.

Publisher

Albany : State University of New York Press, [2019]

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Creator/Contributor Characteristics

Gender group: Men

Nationality/regional group: Americans

Occupational/field of activity group: University and college faculty members

Series

SUNY series in American philosophy and cultural thought

SUNY series in American philosophy and cultural thought.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Chronological Term

1800-1899

Added Author

Ryan, Frank X., editor.

Butler, Brian E. (Professor), editor.

Good, James A. (James Allan), editor.

Shook, John R., writer of introduction.

Research Call Number

JFF 19-2586