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.