{"product_id":"the-philosophy-of-ralph-waldo-emerson-9780367547837","title":"The Philosophy of Ralph Waldo Emerson","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis study offers the first comprehensive account of Emerson''s philosophy since his philosophical rehabilitation began in the late 1970s. It builds on the historical reconstruction proposed in the author''s previous book, \u003ci\u003eEmerson''s Metaphysics,\u003c\/i\u003e and like that study draws on the entire Emerson corpusthe poetry and sermons included. The aim here is expository. The overall though not exclusive emphasis is on \u003cem\u003eidentity\u003c\/em\u003e, as the first term of Emerson''s metaphysics of \u003ci\u003eidentity\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eflowing\u003c\/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003emetamorphosis\u003c\/i\u003e. This metaphysics, or general conception of the nature of reality, is what grounds his epistemology and ethics, as well as his esthetic, religious, and political thought. Acknowledging its primacy enables a general account like this to avoid the anti-realist overemphasis on epistemology and language that has often characterized rehabilitation readings of his philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter an initial chapter on Emerson''s metaphysics, the subsequent chapters \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"All serious readers of Emerson’s writings will gain insight from Joseph Urbas’s ‘historical reconstruction’ of Emerson’s bottom-line philosophical commitments. By closely engaging an exceptionally wide breadth of primary material—one simply unseen in previous philosophical interpretations of Emerson—\u003ci\u003eThe Philosophy of Ralph Waldo Emerson \u003c\/i\u003ebrings to bear the weight of his published and unpublished corpus on the topics of metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, esthetics, religion, and politics.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEuropean Journal of Pragmatism and American Philosophy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Listening to the \"Undersong\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1. Metaphysics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2. Epistemology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3. Ethics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4. Esthetics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5. Religion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 6. Politics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51017950691671,"sku":"9780367547837","price":39.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780367547837.jpg?v=1750775181","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-philosophy-of-ralph-waldo-emerson-9780367547837","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}