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#80464 in Books John Kaag 2016-10-11 2016-10-11Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.54 x 1.04 x 5.73l; .0 #File Name: 0374154481272 pagesAmerican Philosophy A Love Story
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Okay; but not quite...By SLC DenizenThis was an interesting introduction to 19th-century American philosophy; told partly via biography. I learned about people of whom I'd never heard; got additional details on people that I knew; and got to see a bit of the arc of development of these ideas. However; this just was not quite as well-done as in Sarah Bakewell's works. The philosophers themselves never become fully fleshed characters; their lives seem pretty dull; their ideas too ethereal; and the stakes too unimportant. The frame of using his own love life as a way through each of the philosophers got a bit tedious by the end and at times even seemed too contrived. I'm also really annoyed that although he quotes from the philosophers; he gives absolutely no citations; so the reader cannot follow up on a single idea.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. DisappointingBy Tom at I understand what the author was attempting to communicate but; nevertheless; the book was somewhat disappointing because it was really short on serious philosophical ideas. Too much attention was given to Emerson and not enough to early and later 20th century philosophers at Harvard and elsewhere despite some attention to Peirce and James.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Very well done book with an exceptional layout.By Cormac M.I admittedly took a couple of classes with John Kaag in college. In those classes; I was challenged to think differently from my four years as an engineering student. His classes were thought provoking and immensely interactive.I heard that he wrote a book that got some positive recognition; and jumped at the chance to read it. I would say this book has three different aspects to it. He clearly spent a great amount of time understanding the background of all of the philosophers he quotes throughout the book; and it allows you to begin to understand them and where they were coming from when reading some of their passages. It also shines a light on Kaags struggle with trying to come to some sort of idea about what life is and why it's worth living; as many of us also do. To keep things interesting there is the love story aspect as well that keeps you excited about what is to come.In the end; Kaags book was quite the experience to read.It was helpful for him to sort of guide us through some of the historical events that took place over the years within the elite philosophical players.
