Russia and America: A Philosophical Comparison Development and Change of Outlook from the 19th to the 20th Century

In this year of bicentennial celebration, there will no doubt take place several cultural analyses of the American tradition. This is only as it should be, for without an extensive, broad-based inquiry into where we have come from, we shall surely not foresee where we might go. Nonetheless, most cul...

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Main Authors: Gavin, W.J., Blakeley, J.E. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 1976, 1976
Edition:1st ed. 1976
Series:Sovietica
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • I: The Cultural Beginnings
  • I / The Importance of Ambiguity in Russian and American Culture
  • II / Chaadayev and Emerson — Two Mystical Pragmatists
  • III / Herzen and James: Freedom as Radical
  • IV / Royce and Khomyakov on Community as Process
  • V / Art vs. Science in Dewey and Chernyshevsky
  • VI / Underlying Themes and the Present Cultural Context
  • II: Contemporary Soviet Reactions
  • VII / Marxist-Leninist Philosophy and Social History
  • VIII / Soviet Reaction to Some Nineteenth-Century Philosophers
  • IX / Underlying Themes in Contemporary Marxist-Leninist Philosophy
  • Epilogue: Final Thoughts
  • Notes
  • Index of Names and Titles