PHIL 19.04 American Pragmatism

This course will be examination of the origins and development of Pragmatism as a distinctly American school of thought developing novel approaches to thinking about knowledge, truth, the role of metaphysics in philosophy, religion, and aesthetics. The course will cover such thinkers as W.E.B. Du Bois, William James, C.S. Pierce, John Dewey, and Jane Addams, and may also examine how these thinkers influenced future generations through more contemporary neo-Pragmatist thinkers. 

Prerequisite

One Philosophy course, or permission of the instructor.

Degree Requirement Attributes

Dist:TMV; WCult:W

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