American Philosophy: The Basics

By Nancy Stanlick

Book Overview

American Philosophy: The Basics introduces the history of American thought from early Calvinists to contemporary social commentators. The key question it asks is: what it is that makes American Philosophy unique? This lively and compelling book moves through the key periods in the development of American thought from the founding fathers to the transcendentalists and pragmatists to contemporary commentators.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415689708
• ISBN13: 9780415689700
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 7.7"