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Sep 08, 2024
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PHIL 406 - American Philosophy (3 units)
Detailed study of one or more figures in the American philosophical tradition, with an emphasis on classical pragmatistis (Peirce, James, Dewey) and their neopragmatist successors. Maximum of 6 credits when content differs.
Maximum units a student may earn: 6
Prerequisite(s): 6 credits in philosophy.
Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. state a thesis about a key text in the tradition of American philosophy, explain the thesis, and provide evidence, textual and philosophical, in its defense.
2. explain and interpret some central ideas associated with one or more philosophers in the American tradition.
3. distinguish better and worse reasoning,and recognize conceptual relationships, in a philosophical text in the American tradition and/or a secondary source that comments critically on it.
4. show what is at stake, for current philosophical debates, in a philosophical text in the American tradition.
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