Inventing Philosophy's Other: Phenomenology in America
The history of phenomenology, and its absence, in American philosophy.

Phenomenology and so-called “continental philosophy” receive scant attention in most American philosophy departments, despite their foundational influence on intellectual movements such as existentialism, post-structuralism, and deconstruction. In Inventing Philosophy’s Other, Jonathan Strassfeld explores this absence, revealing how everyday institutional practices played a determinative role in the development of twentieth-century academic discourse.

Conventional wisdom holds that phenomenology’s absence from the philosophical mainstream in the United States reflects its obscurity or even irrelevance to America’s philosophical traditions. Strassfeld refutes this story as he traces phenomenology’s reception in America, delivering the first systematic historical study of the movement in the United States. He examines the lives and works of Marjorie Grene, Alfred Schütz, Hubert Dreyfus, and Iris Marion Young, among others, while also providing a fresh introduction to phenomenological philosophy.
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Inventing Philosophy's Other: Phenomenology in America
The history of phenomenology, and its absence, in American philosophy.

Phenomenology and so-called “continental philosophy” receive scant attention in most American philosophy departments, despite their foundational influence on intellectual movements such as existentialism, post-structuralism, and deconstruction. In Inventing Philosophy’s Other, Jonathan Strassfeld explores this absence, revealing how everyday institutional practices played a determinative role in the development of twentieth-century academic discourse.

Conventional wisdom holds that phenomenology’s absence from the philosophical mainstream in the United States reflects its obscurity or even irrelevance to America’s philosophical traditions. Strassfeld refutes this story as he traces phenomenology’s reception in America, delivering the first systematic historical study of the movement in the United States. He examines the lives and works of Marjorie Grene, Alfred Schütz, Hubert Dreyfus, and Iris Marion Young, among others, while also providing a fresh introduction to phenomenological philosophy.
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Inventing Philosophy's Other: Phenomenology in America

Inventing Philosophy's Other: Phenomenology in America

by Jonathan Strassfeld
Inventing Philosophy's Other: Phenomenology in America

Inventing Philosophy's Other: Phenomenology in America

by Jonathan Strassfeld

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The history of phenomenology, and its absence, in American philosophy.

Phenomenology and so-called “continental philosophy” receive scant attention in most American philosophy departments, despite their foundational influence on intellectual movements such as existentialism, post-structuralism, and deconstruction. In Inventing Philosophy’s Other, Jonathan Strassfeld explores this absence, revealing how everyday institutional practices played a determinative role in the development of twentieth-century academic discourse.

Conventional wisdom holds that phenomenology’s absence from the philosophical mainstream in the United States reflects its obscurity or even irrelevance to America’s philosophical traditions. Strassfeld refutes this story as he traces phenomenology’s reception in America, delivering the first systematic historical study of the movement in the United States. He examines the lives and works of Marjorie Grene, Alfred Schütz, Hubert Dreyfus, and Iris Marion Young, among others, while also providing a fresh introduction to phenomenological philosophy.

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ISBN-13: 9780226821580
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 10/14/2022
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 369
File size: 15 MB
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About the Author

Jonathan Strassfeld holds a PhD in history from the University of Rochester.

Table of Contents

Introduction
1 Understanding Phenomenology
2 First Encounters
A Marjorie Glicksman Grene
3 Philosophy in Conflict
B Alfred Schütz
4 Who Rules Philosophy?
C Hubert Dreyfus
5 Becoming Continental
D Iris Marion Young
6 Flanking Maneuvers
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Appendix: Quantitative Sources and Methods
List of Abbreviations
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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