American philosophy: the basics
American Philosophy: The Basics introduces the history of American thought from early Calvinists to the New England Transcendentalists and from contract theory to contemporary African American philosophy. The key question it asks is: what it is that makes American Philosophy unique? This lively and compelling book moves through key periods in the development of American thought from the founding fathers to the transcendentalists and pragmatists to contemporary social commentators. Readers are i…
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- Full title :American philosophy : the basics / Nancy Stanlick.
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American Philosophy: The Basics introduces the history of American thought from early Calvinists to the New England Transcendentalists and from contract theory to contemporary African American philosophy. The key question it asks is: what it is that makes American Philosophy unique? This lively and compelling book moves through key periods in the development of American thought from the founding fathers to the transcendentalists and pragmatists to contemporary social commentators. Readers are introduced to:Some of the most important thinkers in American history includin.
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- Publication Date:2013.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Routledge
- Place of Publication:Abingdon, Oxon
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2013.
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- Description:1 online resource
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- ISBN:9780203080160, 0203080165, 9781136165610, 1136165614, 9781283894258, 1283894254
- oclc:ocn823259363
- LC Classification:B851
- Dewey Decimal:191
Table of Contents
Introduction -- The genesis of Euro-American philosophy -- The Enlightenment revolutionaries -- Beyonf the Enlightenment revolutionaries -- New England transcendentalism and the continuing spirit of reform -- The pragmatists -- Recent developments in American philosophy: part I -- Recent developments in American philospphy: part II.
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