Philosophical Dialogues on Contemporary American Philosophy

I present to the Arab reader this collection of philosophical dialogues, translated from English into Arabic. These are conversations conducted by The Harvard Review of Philosophy with a group of prominent figures in contemporary American philosophy, with diverse affiliations, intellectual references, and major concerns: from analyticism to neo-pragmatism, from neoliberalism to conservatism and historicism, from logic and mathematics to literary criticism. The purpose of these translations as a whole is to open up American philosophy and provide the reader with the opportunity to interact with it fruitfully, expanding and diversifying their reading horizons. An open-minded, capable, and thoughtful reader will realize the great heights this philosophy has reached. It has dealt with foundational European texts in a professional and unique manner—specifically, the texts of Nietzsche, Heidegger, and Wittgenstein. What is distinctive is the discovery of the philosophical connection between these texts and other texts from the American literary heritage, such as Ralph Waldo Emerson. This means that the period of fascination with continental philosophy has passed, so to speak, and the time has come for a specific foundation for American philosophy, which explains the constant return to Emerson and Henry David Thoreau. Through these dialogues, the reader will also discover a set of key philosophical terms, essential keys to understanding the meanings of the words employed by the philosopher, which give his text a distinctive, special flavor and richness. He will also discover new, contemporary, and old names that have contributed to the development of American culture as a whole.