Date of Award
6-1926
Degree Type
Bachelors Essay
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Department
Philosophy
First Advisor
John McCormick
Second Advisor
William M. Magee
Abstract
Before giving a detailed description of the tendencies of American thought during the nineteenth century, I shall give a brief outline of the philosophic tendencies before this time. Puritanism was the dominant school of thought in America during the first century of our existence, and did not die out till the time of the American Revolution. It's chief principles were the passivity of man, determinism and pessimism. They considered man a dull--instrument in the hands of God and his acts predestined; his life was a vain show and this world a vale of tears. They_ believed in a deity separate from this world but constantly interfering in its affairs. Another of it's tenets was that the world is under the curse of divine displeasure.
Recommended Citation
Sadlek, Lawrence Anthony, "The Tendencies of American Philosophy During the Nineteenth Century." (1926). Bachelors’ Theses. 2171.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/bachelor_essays/2171
Comments
A Thesis Submitted To Fulfill The Requirements For The Degree of Bachelor of Arts, College of Liberal Arts, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.