1st Edition

American Philosophy: The Basics

By Nancy Stanlick Copyright 2013
192 Pages
by Routledge

192 Pages
by Routledge

192 Pages
by Routledge

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... Read more

Preface  1. Introduction  2. The Genesis of Euro-American Philosophy  3. The Enlightenment Revolutionaries  4. Beyond the Enlightenment Revolutionaries  5. New England Transcendentalism and the Continuing Spirit of Reform  6. The Pragmatists  7. Part I Recent Developments in American Philosophy  8. Part II Recent Developments in American Philosophy  Glossary

Biography

Nancy Stanlick is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Assistant Dean in the College of Arts and Humanities at the University of Central Florida.