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America's Cartesian Intellectual Method
- Source :
- Society. April, 2016, Vol. 53 Issue 2, p204, 6 p.
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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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.<br />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 [...]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01472011
- Volume :
- 53
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- Society
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.447747274
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s12115-016-9996-5