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== American Philosophy ==
== American Philosophy ==
Some scholars have said that American philosophers’ focus on the interconnections of theory and practice, on experience and community, but different concerns and themes have waxed or waned at different times; nevertheless American Philosophy can be seen as both reflecting and shaping collective American identity over the history of the nation. <ref>[http://www.iep.utm.edu/a/american.htm American Philosophy]</ref>
Some scholars have said that American philosophers’ focus on the interconnections of theory and practice, on experience and community, but different concerns and themes have waxed or waned at different times; nevertheless American Philosophy can be seen as both reflecting and shaping collective American identity over the history of the nation. <ref>[http://www.iep.utm.edu/a/american.htm American Philosophy]</ref>
Main figures are: Charles Peirce (1839-1914), William James (1842-1910), and John Dewey (1859-1952) in [[pragmatism]]. Also important are the works of: Alfred North Whitehead (1861-1947), George Santayana (1863-1952), Reinhold Niebuhr (1892-1971), C. Wright Mills (1916-1962) and Charles Hartshorne (1897-2000).
== See also ==
== See also ==