Best American Philosophy Books Ever

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 30 Jul 2002, and now archived in the Forum Library.

Laurel	30 Jul 2002
Breaking off another thread... Zen & The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance The Tao of Poo I would add Jonathan Livingston Seagull. What else? Laurel

jade	30 Jul 2002
oh i love jon! and illusions. in light, jade

Kiama	30 Jul 2002
What do you mean by 'Philosoph'? Cuz if its the Philosoy passe down thrugh people like Socrates, Plato, Hume, Descartes, etc, then there aren't very many American Pilosophers out there to write books... But if you're talking about books such asThe Tao of Poh and the Te of Piglet, then that's a whole new Kettle of Philosophy... Kiama

january	30 Jul 2002
God, I'm trying to grasp Descartes right now. I'm studying psychology and I'm learning that its such a blend of biology, philosophy and ethics. Speaking of which I have to get back to writing a paper on the cognitive development of infants.... ~ january

divinerguy	30 Jul 2002
If the philosophy we're discussing relates to the study of ethics, epistemology, etc., I would nominate Oliver Wendell Holmes for his treatise, The Common Law. Its a pretty well reasoned discussion of cultural ethics.

DarkElectric	30 Jul 2002
"Why I am not a Christian" by Bertrand Russell

zorya	31 Jul 2002
"the tao of physics" by fritzjof capra well, he's not originally from america and i don't know if he has american citizenship or not, but he's been living here. "the dancing wu li masters" by gary zukav

jema	31 Jul 2002
*thinking hard* hmm all modern philosophers i can think of are european. i simply do not know enough of american philosophy/literature. oh wait! i have one:) Henry David Thoreau ok, not so very modern perhaps - but i do enjoy reading him. esp his "on the duty of civil disobedience" and of course the "Walden"

Kiama	31 Jul 2002
Quote: Originally posted by DarkElectric "Why I am not a Christian" by Bertrand Russell In fact, ANYTHING by Russel! As long as its not about the Ontological/Cosmological argument for the existence of God. Russel made a complete pratt of himself with this one! January: Descrates is a pretty difficult guy to grasp. (Philosophically, not pyscally! })) Mostly due t he fact that he seemed to get a say in nearly all the major philosophcal arguments arond. His famous, 'Cogito Ergo Sum' (I think, therefore I am, or 'I am thinking, therefore I exist') is actually quite a sweeping statement, and does not stand up under proper evaluation. Of course, to add some more Ethics Philosophy into this, although he's not American, Peter Singer is an amazing ethicst. He's Australian. Also, Peter Vardy... I think he's either English or American. Both are modern writers, and I think both are till alive. Peter Vardy's the guy to readfor anything to do with Religious Philosophy, or a round-up of Philsophical thoughts. Kiama

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