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John T. Lysaker works between and weaves together questions and replies in philosophical psychology, Emerson studies, and ethics in this book of deep existential questioning. Each essay in this atypical, philosophical book employs recurring terms, phrases, and questions that characterize our contemporary age. Setting out from the idea of where we are in an almost literal sense, Lysaker takes readers on an intellectual journey into thematic concerns and commitments of broad interest, such as the nature of self and self-experience, ethical life, poetry and philosophy, and history and race. In the manner of Emerson, Cavell, and Rorty, Lysaker's vibrant writing is certain to have a transformative effect on American philosophy today.

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  1. Cover
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  1. Title Page, Copyright, Dedication, Epigraph
  2. pp. i-viii
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  1. Contents
  2. pp. ix-x
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  1. Acknowledgments
  2. pp. xi-xvi
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  1. Where Do We Find Ourselves?
  2. pp. 1-18
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  1. Not with Syllables but Men
  2. pp. 19-39
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  1. Essaying America
  2. pp. 40-60
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  1. Living Multiplicity: A Matter of Course
  2. pp. 61-87
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  1. Emerson, Race, and the Conduct of Life
  2. pp. 88-108
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  1. Reforming Ethical Life
  2. pp. 109-131
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  1. Emerson and the Case of Philosophy
  2. pp. 132-172
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  1. Abbreviations for Emerson’s Works
  2. pp. 173-174
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  1. Bibliography
  2. pp. 175-180
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  1. Index
  2. pp. 181-186
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  1. About the Author
  2. pp. 187-188
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