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Americans take great pride in themselves on being doers somewhat than thinkers, but ideas are at the very reason behind what it means to be an American. Behind this nation's diverse views on religion, education, interpersonal equality, democracy, and other essential issues is a long-running intellectual argument about the right ordering of the man, natural, and divine worlds. Indeed, America can be an enduring hotbed of ideas. Such great thinkers as Jonathan Edwards, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, William Adam, Martin Luther Ruler, Jr., and many others engaged in exciting and frequently contentious argument that helped mildew America's corporations and behaviour. This immensely revitalizing conversation made the United States what it is today - and provides the subject for these 36 fascinating lectures. In this course, you will delve deeply into the philosophical underpinnings of the country, forged by the Puritans and the market leaders of the North american Revolution. You will also explore a great many other aspects of the elaborate composition that became modern America, tracing ideas in politics, religion, education, philosophy, psychology, anthropology, literature, interpersonal theory, and research - proving that Americans have a much richer intellectual traditions than generally imagined. You'll learn about such philosophical moves as transcendentalism, pragmatism, and conservatism. You'll analyze the transatlantic school of thought of the Puritans, the religious revival of the fantastic Awakening, and the passion for reason sparked by the Enlightenment. And you'll trace the foundation and evolution of America's universities, which have served as a battleground of ideas, sometimes in an almost literal sense.
