PHIL 270W - American Philosophy

Institution:

Duquesne University

Subject:

PHIL - Philosophy

Description:

This course engages great texts in the American philosophical traditions of transcendentalism (Emerson, Thoreau), pragmatism (Peirce, James, Dewey, Rorty), and philosophy of freedom (Douglas, Chopin, DuBois, West). The aim is to understand critically and sympathetically the philosophical nature of what it means to be American.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.duq.edu

Phone Number:

(412) 396-6000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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