The Real Metaphysical Club by Frank X. Ryan, Brian E. Butler,... - 9781438473246

The Real Metaphysical ClubThe Philosophers, Their Debates, and Selected Writings from 1870 to 1885\nAuthor(s): Frank X. Ryan, Brian E. Butler, James A. Good, John R. Shook\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: State University of New York Press, United States\nImprint: State University of New York Press\nISBN-13: 9781438473246, 978-1438473246\nSynopsis\nA full account of the Metaphysical Club, featuring the members' philosophical writings and four critical essays.\n\nThe Metaphysical Club, a gathering of intellectuals in the 1870s, is widely recognized as the crucible where pragmatism, America's distinctively original philosophy, was refined and proclaimed. Louis Menand's bestseller about the group was a dramatic publishing success. However, only three actual members-Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., Charles S. Peirce, and William James-appear in the book, alongside other thinkers who were never in the Club. The Real Metaphysical Club tells the full story of how this influential group shifted the .