American Philosophy: The Basics

by Nancy Stanlick

Book Overview

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

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415689708
• ISBN13: 9780415689700
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 7.7"