PHIL 342 - Foundations of American Social Thought

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Marist College

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Description:

Three Credits LA This course will examine the major currents in American social thought. Although the course will consider the entire spectrum of the American timeline, it will place its emphasis on the European philosophical heritage of the American "experiment," on the notion tha t America ? founding documents form a workable basis for putting its ideas-such as the rights of man and the separation of church and state-into practice, and on 20th-century developments. It will consider the uniquely American interaction between the ideas of individual self-responsibility and communal endeavor. Depending upon student and instructor interest and the state of current affairs, topics selected for special analysis may include religion and morality, civil rights, feminist ethics and gender issues, economic justice, and Ameri ca's role in the world. Offered every two ye

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.Marist.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 575-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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