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Position:Home>Philosophy> The most famous American philosopher?Question: The most famous American philosopher!? Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Just from his writings: JFKWww@QuestionHome@Com Most people on the street could probably not name an American philosopher!. However, most philosophers would likely say James or Pierce because pragmatism is known in the history of philosophy as "American philosophy", though I myself would say Quine or DavidsonWww@QuestionHome@Com Willard Van Orman Quine: http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/Willard_Van!.!.!. also Noam Chomsky, David Lewis and John Searle!. You could argue John Winthrop, but he was born in England!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Note anyone can be a philosopher, they just need an opinion why they think the way they do My Favorite is Mark Twain!. He told the human condition in his prose and spoke his mind and his thoughts!.Www@QuestionHome@Com William JamesWww@QuestionHome@Com ChomskyWww@QuestionHome@Com Thomas MertonWww@QuestionHome@Com |