Classical American Philosophy, Philosophy of Culture, Philosophy of Medicine
Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Humanities at Texas A&M
University, McDermott has been teaching for more than fifty
years. Pedagogically, his concentration is on the philosophy of
culture, of literature, of medicine and classical American
philosophy. In addition to books and essays on matters philosophical,
educational and aesthetic, McDermott was the General Editor of the
Critical Edition of The Correspondence of William James, published by
the University of Virginia Press in 12 volumes, 1992-2004.
