1. America's Cartesian Intellectual Method
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Lawler, Peter Augustine
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Democracy in America (Nonfiction work) -- Criticism and interpretation ,Methodic doubt -- Analysis ,Writers -- Works -- Criticism and interpretation ,Marxism -- Analysis ,Individualism -- Analysis ,Transhumanism -- Analysis ,Social sciences - Abstract
Alexis de Tocqueville wittily observed that the Americans are Cartesians who have never read a word of Descartes. My purpose here is to explore the educational dimension of Tocqueville's criticism of American Cartesianism., Author(s): Peter Augustine Lawler[sup.1] Author Affiliations: Peter Augustine Lawler is Dana Professor of Government at Berry College. He is author, among other books, of Allergic to Crazy: Quick Thoughts on [...]
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- 2016
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