American philosophy
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| + | "[[20th-century French philosophy|French theory]] has been very popular in post-war [[American academia]], much like [[Influence of Hegel, Marx, Freud, Nietzsche, Husserl, Heidegger on post-war French philosophy|German philosophy has been in French academia]]." --Sholem Stein | ||
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| '''American philosophy''' is the [[philosophical]] activity or output of Americans, both within the [[United States]] and abroad. The ''[[Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy]]'' notes that while American philosophy lacks a "core of defining features, American Philosophy can nevertheless be seen as both reflecting and shaping collective American identity over the history of the nation." | '''American philosophy''' is the [[philosophical]] activity or output of Americans, both within the [[United States]] and abroad. The ''[[Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy]]'' notes that while American philosophy lacks a "core of defining features, American Philosophy can nevertheless be seen as both reflecting and shaping collective American identity over the history of the nation." | ||
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| :''[[Anglo-American philosophy]], [[American culture]], [[American politics]]'' | :''[[Anglo-American philosophy]], [[American culture]], [[American politics]]'' | ||
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| *[[Ivy League]] | *[[Ivy League]] | ||
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American philosophy is the philosophical activity or output of Americans, both within the United States and abroad. The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy notes that while American philosophy lacks a "core of defining features, American Philosophy can nevertheless be seen as both reflecting and shaping collective American identity over the history of the nation."
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See also
- Ivy League
- Analytic philosophy
- Higher education in the United States
- Culture of the United States
- Literature of the United States
- American academia
- New York Intellectuals
- Philosophy
- Ken Wilber
- Camille Paglia
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