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This is a list of American philosophers; of philosophers who are either from, or spent many productive years of their lives in the United States. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Alain LeRoy Locke (September 13, 1885 – June 9, 1954) was an American writer, philosopher, and educator. Distinguished in 1907 as the first African American Rhodes Scholar, Locke became known as the philosophical architect—the acknowledged "Dean"—of the Harlem Renaissance. [2]
List of American philosophers. List of Jewish American philosophers; List of Armenian philosophers; List of Basque philosophers; List of British philosophers; List of Canadian philosophers; List of Chinese philosophers; List of Finnish philosophers; List of French philosophers; List of German-language philosophers; List of Icelandic philosophers
Eric Hoffer (July 25, 1902 – May 21, 1983) [1] was an American philosopher and social critic. A conservative moderate with an atypical working-class background, Hoffer authored ten books over his career and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in February 1983.
American philosophy is the activity, corpus, and tradition of philosophers affiliated with the United States. The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy notes that while it 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". [1]
Pages in category "20th-century American philosophers" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,149 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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Ralph Barton Perry was born in Poultney, Vermont on July 3, 1876. [2] He was educated at Princeton (B.A., 1896) and at Harvard (M.A., 1897; Ph.D., 1899), where, after teaching philosophy for three years at Williams and Smith colleges, he was instructor (1902–05), assistant professor (1905–13), full professor (1913–30) and Edgar Pierce Professor of Philosophy (1930–46).