John McCumber is Distinguished Professor of Germanic Languages at UCLA. His most recent books are Time in the Ditch: American Philosophy and the McCarthy Era (2000) and Reshaping Reason: Toward a New Philosophy (2005).;From scientific revolutions to Boston AA : philosophy and the speaking of matter
On Philosophy: Notes from a Crisis
โ Scribed by John McCumber
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 287
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
This book re-examines important figures from the entire history of philosophy to show how and why philosophy must renew itself as a critical practice dedicated to dialogue with women, people of color, LGBTs, and others who seek liberation from age-old oppressions.
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