American philosophy was a product of the Modern Age that had its precursor with the Italian Renaissance and its birth with the European Enlightenment. The Modern Age is characterized by the developmen… more →
Evolution, Enlightenment and American Philosophy a blog by Jeff CarreiraJeff Carreira wrote 1 week ago: American philosophy was a product of the Modern Age that had its precursor with the Italian Renaissa … more →
Jeff Carreira wrote 2 weeks ago: A continuous view of the universe seems to inherently evoke an ethical compulsion. When the boundari … more →
USWeapon wrote 1 month ago: We come to yet another Friday night with a guest commentary that is right in line with the discussio … more →
Jeff Carreira wrote 1 month ago: I am inspired by all of your thoughtful and provocative comments to my last post and captivated by t … more →
Mitchell Aboulafia wrote 1 month ago: There appears to be a growing cottage industry that is addressing whether Obama is merely a pragmat … more →
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Mark Alan Hewitt wrote 1 month ago: “Knowledge workers,” according to the conventional wisdom, are America’s ticket to … more →
Jeff Carreira wrote 1 month ago: In my last post I wrote about Darwin’s recognition that the idea of separate species was just that, … more →
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Jeff Carreira wrote 2 months ago: The American Pragmatists were all profoundly influenced by Darwin’s publication of “On the Origin of … more →
nouvellesdechicago wrote 2 months ago: So, call it a midlife crisis, but I recently got out my old guitar, its case covered with political … more →
Jeff Carreira wrote 2 months ago: I have been thinking more and re-reading Dewey’s paper on the reflex arc and wanted to add a second … more →
Jeff Carreira wrote 2 months ago: One of the challenges of the philosophy of Pragmatism is that it is too easy to reduce its complexit … more →
Mitchell Aboulafia wrote 2 months ago: The young Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., the young John Dewey, Obama at Harvard Law ….. There it … more →
fourcultures wrote 2 months ago: For philosopher John Dewey, intelligence – knowledge in the absence of certainty – was a … more →
fleance7 wrote 2 months ago: Dr. Geivett, professor of philosophy at Talbot School of Theology, lists several recommended books o … more →
Jeff Carreira wrote 2 months ago: Part of the controversy over Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution has always been its determin … more →
Jeff Carreira wrote 3 months ago: I am continually amazed to find that John Dewey had such a profoundly awakened evolutionary philosop … more →
Mitchell Aboulafia wrote 3 months ago: [This piece was originally posted on December 14, 2008. It also appeared in Talking Points Memo on … more →