American Philosophy (33 page)

PART II: PURGATORY

The Task of Salvation

Divine Madness

On the Mountain

The Will to Believe

Evolutionary Love

PART III: REDEMPTION

A Philosophy of Loyalty

On the Steps

Women in the Attic

I Knew a Phoenix

East Wind

The Mystery of Being

Epilogue: The Cult of the Dead

Selected Bibliography and Suggested Reading

Acknowledgments

Index

Also by John Kaag

A Note About the Author

Copyright

 

Farrar, Straus and Giroux

18 West 18th Street, New York 10011

Copyright © 2016 by John Kaag

All rights reserved

First edition, 2016

Excerpts from this book originally appeared, in slightly different form, in
Harper's Magazine
and
The Chronicle Review
.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Kaag, John J., 1979– author.

Title: American philosophy: a love story / John Kaag.

Description: First [edition].|New York, NY: FSG, 2016.|Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2016001908|ISBN 9780374154486 (cloth)|ISBN 9780374713119 (e-book)

Subjects: LCSH: Philosophy, American—Miscellanea.

Classification: LCC B851 .K33 2016|DDC 191—dc23

LC record available at
http://lccn.loc.gov/2016001908

Our e-books may be purchased in bulk for promotional, educational, or business use. Please contact the Macmillan Corporate and Premium Sales Department at 1-800-221-7945, extension 5442, or by e-mail at
[email protected]
.

www.fsgbooks.com

www.twitter.com/fsgbooks
•
www.facebook.com/fsgbooks