Courses

American novel from its beginning to 1900.

The thought of philosophers such as Peirce, James, Royce, Santayana, Mead, Dewey and Whitehead.

Examination of contributions of Americans to perennial philosophical issues. (WI).

This course is an examination of contributions of Americans to perennial philosophical issues, including the tradition of American Pragmatism.

Students survey key figures and ideas of the American intellectual tradition. ethical and religious pluralism, and interpretations of nature from various perspectives, American, Native American, and Feminist movements.

Survey of American thought with emphasis upon the development of pragmatism in the work of Peirce, James, and Dewey.

Major philosophers of classical American period; Pierce, James, and Dewey. Origins and nature of American pragmatism. One previous PHL course or permission of instructor required.

This course is a study of American philosophy, which is comprised of diverse intellectual traditions. The study is inclusive of Native American wisdom traditions, Puritanism, Enlightenment thought, Romanticism, Transcendentalism, naturalism, classical pragmatism, logical empiricism, realism, analytical philosophy, pragmatism, democratic theory, African American philosophy, feminist philosophy, and post-analytic/ neopragmatist thought.

Exploration of the development of American poetic traditions, with an emphasis on the major poetry of 19th and 20th centuries.

Study of American poetry from its beginnings to present. (WI).