PHIL-410 American Philosophy
Historical debates over the metaphysics and ethics of personhood with an examination of some early American texts by Bradstreet and Lincoln, and Emerson and Thoreau’s Transcendentalism. Emphasis on classical Pragmatist metaphysics and epistemology through the work of Peirce, James and Dewey, with attention to their neo-Pragmatist legacies in contemporary American philosophy.
Seminar (12)
Credits
1
Cross Listed Courses
AMST-410
Prerequisite
Three courses in Philosophy or consent of instructor
Offered
Fall