TOC AND SYLLABUS - THE METAPHYSICAL CLUB ~ (SPOILER THREAD)

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This is the thread for the table of contents and syllabus for the upcoming Special Spotlighted book: The Metaphysical Club


by Louis Menand

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

The Metaphysical Club

Table of Contents

Preface ix

Part 1

1 The Politics of Slavery 3
2 The Abolitionist 23
3 The Wilderness and After 49

Part 2

4 The Man of Two Minds 73
5 Agassiz 97
6 Brazil 117

Part 3

7 The Peirces 151
8 The Law of Errors 177
9 The Metaphysical Club 201

Part 4

10 Burlington 235
11 Baltimore 255
12 Chicago 285

Part 5

13 Pragmatisms 337
14 Pluralisms 377
15 Freedoms 409

Epilogue 435

Acknowledgments 443

Notes 447

Works Cited 499

Index 521

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

The Metaphysical Club

Syllabus

Week One - June 24th - June 30th
Preface and Part One - Chapter One
Preface and The Politics of Slavery (p. ix - xiii) and (3-22)

Week Two - July 1st - July 7th
Chapter Two
The Abolitionist (23 - 48)

Week Three - July 8th - July 14th
Chapter Three
The Wilderness and After (49 - 72)

Week Four - July 15th - July 21st
Part Two - Chapter Four
The Man of Two Minds (73 - 96)

Week Five - July 22nd - July 28th
Chapter Five
Agassiz (97 - 116)

Week Six - July 29th - August 4th
Chapter Six
Brazil (117 - 150)

Week Seven - August 5th - August 11th
Part Three - Chapter Seven
The Peirces (151 - 176)

Week Eight - August 12th - August 18th
Chapter Eight
The Law of Errors (177 - 200)

Week Nine - August 19th - August 25th
Chapter Nine
The Metaphysical Club (201 - 234)

Week Ten - August 26th - September 1st
Part Four - Chapter Ten
Burlington (235 - 254)

Week Eleven - September 2nd - September 8th
Chapter Eleven
Baltimore (255 - 284)

Week Twelve - September 9th - September 15th
Chapter Twelve
Chicago (285 - 336)

Week Thirteen - September 16th - September 22nd
Part Five - Chapter 13
Pragmatisms (337 - 376)

Week Fourteen - September 23rd - September 29th
Chapter Fourteen
Pluralisms (377 - 408)

Week Fifteen - September 30th - October 6th
Chapter Fifteen and Epilogue
Freedoms (409 - 434) and Epilogue (435 - 442)

Week Sixteen - October 7th - October 13th
Book as a Whole and Final Thoughts