LEADER 04297oam 2200661I 450 001 9910779448903321 005 20230803020216.0 010 $a1-136-16560-6 010 $a0-203-08016-5 010 $a1-283-89425-4 010 $a1-136-16561-4 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203080160 035 $a(CKB)2550000000710856 035 $a(EBL)1101411 035 $a(OCoLC)823389769 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000831314 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12307123 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000831314 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10873780 035 $a(PQKB)11256788 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1101411 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1101411 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10640507 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL420675 035 $a(OCoLC)823259363 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB133779 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000710856 100 $a20180706d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAmerican philosophy $ethe basics /$fNancy Stanlick 210 1$aAbingdon, Oxon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2013. 215 $a1 online resource (193 p.) 225 1 $aBasics 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-68970-8 311 $a0-415-68972-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Title; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; Branches of philosophy; American philosophy; Conclusion and plan of the book; Further reading; 2 The genesis of Euro-American philosophy; Epistemology, scientific knowledge, and religious truth; Metaphysics: reality, the will, and religion; Criticisms; Conclusion; Further reading; 3 The Enlightenment revolutionaries; Revolutionary thinking; What is Enlightenment?; Revolutionary epistemology, metaphysics, and method; Revolutionary philosophy of religion; Revolutionary ethics, social and political philosophy 327 $aCriticisms of revolutionary thoughtConclusion; Further reading; 4 Beyond the Enlightenment revolutionaries; Religion, ethics, and social and political philosophy; The problem of slavery; American women's rights; Criticisms; Conclusion; Further reading; 5 New England Transcendentalism and the continuing spirit of reform; Transcendentalist metaphysics and epistemology; The continuing spirit of reform; W. E. B. Du Bois; Emma Goldman; Criticisms; Conclusion; Further reading; 6 The Pragmatists; The nature of Pragmatism; Chauncey Wright and evolution; Pragmatist epistemology and metaphysics 327 $aPragmatists on religion, ethics, and the social worldRichard Rorty and twentieth-century American Pragmatism; Criticisms of Pragmatism; Conclusion; Further reading; 7 Recent developments in American philosophy: Part I; Metaphysics, epistemology, and philosophy of science; Native American philosophy; Native American philosophy: a prefatory note; The unity of Native American philosophy: an overview; Criticisms; Conclusion; Further reading; 8 Recent developments in American philosophy: Part II; Ethics, social and political philosophy; The individual and the community 327 $aAmerican feminist ethics: individuals, communities, and powerAfrican American social thought; Criticisms; Conclusion; Further reading; Glossary; References; Index 330 $aAmerican Philosophy: The Basics introduces the history of American thought from early Calvinists to the New England Transcendentalists and from contract theory to contemporary African American philosophy. The key question it asks is: what it is that makes American Philosophy unique? This lively and compelling book moves through key periods in the development of American thought from the founding fathers to the transcendentalists and pragmatists to contemporary social commentators. Readers are introduced to:Some of the most important thinkers in American history includin 410 0$aBasics (Routledge (Firm)) 606 $aPhilosophy, American$xHistory 615 0$aPhilosophy, American$xHistory. 676 $a191 700 $aStanlick$b Nancy A.$01496345 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910779448903321 996 $aAmerican philosophy$93720963 997 $aUNINA