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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.
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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]
Michael Shermer: American science writer, historian of science, founder of The Skeptics Society, and Editor in Chief of its magazine Skeptic. [83] John Henry Silva: Signer of the Neo-Humanist Statement of Secular Principles and Values. Marc Sinden: English theatre producer and actor. Supporter of Humanists UK and the National Secular Society. [84]
William Klaas Frankena (June 21, 1908 – October 22, 1994) [1] was an American moral philosopher. He was a member of the University of Michigan 's department of philosophy for 41 years (1937–1978), and chair of the department for 14 years (1947–1961).
John Bordley Rawls (/ r ɔː l z /; [2] February 21, 1921 – November 24, 2002) was an American moral, legal and political philosopher in the modern liberal tradition. [3] [4] Rawls has been described as one of the most influential political philosophers of the 20th century.
Michael Joseph Sandel [3] (/ s æ n ˈ d ɛ l /; born March 5, 1953) is an American political philosopher and the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor of Government at Harvard University, where his course Justice was the university's first course to be made freely available online and on television.
List of ethicists including religious or political figures recognized by those outside their tradition as having made major contributions to ideas about ethics, or raised major controversies by taking strong positions on previously unexplored problems.