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Explores John J McDermott’s singular interpretations of the questions of our shared existence. This work discusses questions such as: How are we to understand the nature of American culture and…
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Now back in print, and in paperback, these two classic volumes illustrate the scope and quality of Royce'sthought, providing the most comprehensive selection ofhis writings currently available.
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John J. McDermott
This book explores in a balanced way the historical questions in the Pentateuch.
These two volumes illustrate the scope and quality of Royce’s thought, providing comprehensive selection of his writings. They offer a detailed presentation of the viable relationship Royce forged between the…
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John Dewey
A revised edition of the first volume published by The Library of Living Philosophers in 1939. The contributors examine Dewey’s views on science, religion, politics and education and consider the…
Josiah Royce
A transitional book in the development of Royce’s thought, originally published in 1908, The Philosophy of Loyalty is a key to understanding his influence on the development of pragmatism.
William James
In his introduction to this collection of the writings of William James, John J. McDermott presents James’s thinking in all its manifestations, stressing the importance of radical empiricism and placing…
Essays in Religion and Morality brings together a dozen papers of varying length to these two themes so crucial to the life and thought of William James. Reflections on the…
Professor John J McDermott (Department of Philosophy Texas A & M University)
The U.S. involvement in Afghanistan and Iraq demonstrates that in the twenty-first century the U.S. will become more involved in stability operations as it continues to deny sanctuaries for transnational…
Traces the trajectory of the author’s philosophical career through a selection of his essays. This work addresses specific issues in American thought and culture. It constitutes a mosaic of his…
J McDermott
Long before becoming Pope, K. Wojtyla was developing the essential philosophical and theological foundations for his papal pronouncements. By returning to his earlier writings these essays offer insights into the…
Consisting of 400 letters with an additional 400 calendared, this volume offers an account of William James’ correspondence for the years 1885-89. During this period, he completed most of the…
Consisting of more than 500 letters to family with an additional 650 calendared, this volume offers a complete account of William James’s known correspondence from April 1905 to March 1908.
The third and final volume of the correspondence between William and Henry James begins in 1897 and concludes with William’s death in 1910.
This volume brings together 21 essays, reviews, and occasional pieces published by James between 1876 and 1910. They range in subject from a concern with the teaching of philosophy and…
This fifth volume of letters chronicles James’s emergence into professional and personal maturity. The correspondence is dominated by letters to his wife, Alice, and they reflect difficult events of the…
Raymond J. McDermott,Michael Beauregard,Raymond J. Mikulak
Provides in-depth coverage of the entire thermoforming molding process from market domain and materials options to manufacturing methods and peripheral support. Second Edition furnishes entirely new information on twin sheet…
This volume contains 309 letters which start when William James was 14 years old and conclude when he was 35. The letters range from his relations with family and friends…
This seventh volume continues the series of William James’s correspondence with family, friends, and colleagues that was begun in volume four. Consisting of some 488 letters, with an additional 510…
William James,Henry James
This collection of 216 letters offers an accessible, single-volume distillation of the exchange spanning 50 years between celebrated brothers William and Henry James. Their correspondence demonstrates the persons, places, and…
In August 1854, John L. Grattan led a detachment of soldiers to a Lakota encampment near Fort Laramie to arrest a man accused of killing a cow. The series of…
Part of a 12-volume work which presents psychologist and philosopher William James’s vast and entertaining correspondence with his brother Henry, with other members of his family, with friends and colleagues…
Brings together the annual Romero Lectures presented in Camden, New Jersey, one of America’s poorest cities. This book not only remembers Romero but evokes his model of ministry and leadership…
Brings together the annual Romero Lectures presented in Camden, New Jersey. This book not only remembers Romero but also evokes his model of ministry and leadership to give direction to…
Do Christians, Muslims, and Jews worship the same God? More foundationally, why does it even matter? In this Counterpoints volume, edited by Ronnie P. Campbell, Jr., and Christopher Gnanakan, five…
