PH204

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American Philosophy

PhilosophyColorado College

Course Subject Code

PH

Course Number

204

Course Long Title

American Philosophy

Status

Active

Division

Humanities

Department

Unit(s)

1

Schedule Type

Block Seminar

Instruction Mode

Traditional

Grade Modes

Letter Grades, S/CR/NC, Audit

Course Attributes

CLAI

Course Description

An exploration of the philosophical thought of American philosophers, focusing on those associated with transcendentalism and pragmatism, with an emphasis on their conceptions of nature, the construction of truth, and their theories of individualism. Thinkers to be read can include Emerson, Thoreau, Pierce, James, Dewey, Whitehead, Mead, Santayana, Rorty, and Cavell.

Programs

PH204 is a completion requirement for: