| Description |
1 online resource (193 pages) |
| Series |
The Basics |
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Basics.
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| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; Branches of philosophy; American philosophy; Conclusion and plan of the book; Further reading; 2 The genesis of Euro-American philosophy; Epistemology, scientific knowledge, and religious truth; Metaphysics: reality, the will, and religion; Criticisms; Conclusion; Further reading; 3 The Enlightenment revolutionaries; Revolutionary thinking; What is Enlightenment?; Revolutionary epistemology, metaphysics, and method; Revolutionary philosophy of religion; Revolutionary ethics, social and political philosophy |
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Criticisms of revolutionary thoughtConclusion; Further reading; 4 Beyond the Enlightenment revolutionaries; Religion, ethics, and social and political philosophy; The problem of slavery; American women's rights; Criticisms; Conclusion; Further reading; 5 New England Transcendentalism and the continuing spirit of reform; Transcendentalist metaphysics and epistemology; The continuing spirit of reform; W. E. B. Du Bois; Emma Goldman; Criticisms; Conclusion; Further reading; 6 The Pragmatists; The nature of Pragmatism; Chauncey Wright and evolution; Pragmatist epistemology and metaphysics |
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Pragmatists on religion, ethics, and the social worldRichard Rorty and twentieth-century American Pragmatism; Criticisms of Pragmatism; Conclusion; Further reading; 7 Recent developments in American philosophy: Part I; Metaphysics, epistemology, and philosophy of science; Native American philosophy; Native American philosophy: a prefatory note; The unity of Native American philosophy: an overview; Criticisms; Conclusion; Further reading; 8 Recent developments in American philosophy: Part II; Ethics, social and political philosophy; The individual and the community |
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American feminist ethics: individuals, communities, and powerAfrican American social thought; Criticisms; Conclusion; Further reading; Glossary; References; Index |
| Summary |
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 |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Philosophy, American -- History
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Philosophy, American
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781136165610 |
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1136165614 |
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