PHIL213L - Foundations of American Social Thought

3 Credit(s)

Liberal Arts
This course will examine the major currents in American social thought. Although the course will consider the entire spectrum of the American timeline, it will place its emphasis on the European philosophical heritage of the American “experiment,” on the notion that America’s founding documents form a workable basis for putting its ideas - such as the rights of man and the separation of church and state - into practice, and on 20th-century developments. It will consider the uniquely American interaction between the ideas of individual self-responsibility and communal endeavor. Depending upon student and instructor interest and the state of current affairs, topics selected for special analysis may include religion and morality, civil rights, feminist ethics and gender issues, economic justice, and America’s role in the world.

Offered When: Every two years.
Prerequisite(s): PHIL 101L