How Long to Read America's Philosopher

How Long Does it Take to Read America's Philosopher?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 38 minutes to read America's Philosopher by Claire Rydell Arcenas

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

America’s Philosopher examines how John Locke has been interpreted, reinterpreted, and misinterpreted over three centuries of American history. The influence of polymath philosopher John Locke (1632–1704) can still be found in a dizzying range of fields, as his writings touch on issues of identity, republicanism, and the nature of knowledge itself. Claire Rydell Arcenas’s new book tells the story of Americans’ longstanding yet ever-mutable obsession with this English thinker’s ideas, a saga whose most recent manifestations have found the so-called Father of Liberalism held up as a right-wing icon. The first book to detail Locke’s trans-Atlantic influence from the eighteenth century until today, America’s Philosopher shows how and why interpretations of his ideas have captivated Americans in ways few other philosophers—from any nation—ever have. As Arcenas makes clear, each generation has essentially remade Locke in its own image, taking inspiration and transmuting his ideas to suit the needs of the particular historical moment. Drawing from a host of vernacular sources to illuminate Locke’s often contradictory impact on American daily and intellectual life from before the Revolutionary War to the present, Arcenas delivers a pathbreaking work in the history of ideas.

How long is America's Philosopher?

America's Philosopher by Claire Rydell Arcenas is 274 pages long, and a total of 69,596 words.

This makes it 92% the length of the average book. It also has 85% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read America's Philosopher Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 20 minutes to read America's Philosopher aloud.

What Reading Level is America's Philosopher?

America's Philosopher is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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