Walt Whitman and American Personalism WT-DTE-WJWW
1. The person and poetry of Walt Whitman (1819-1892)
2. “Song of Myself” (1855) by Walt Whitman
3. “Democracy” (1867) and “Personalism” (1868) by Walt Whitman
4. Borden Parker Bowne (1847-1910) and his book Personalism (Boston 1908)
5. The Bostonian School:
- Edgar Sheffield Brightman (1884-1953)
- Albert Cornelius Knudson (1873-1954)
- Peter Anthony Bertocci (1910-1989)
6. The Californian School:
- Ralph Tyler Flewelling (1871-1960)
- George Holmes Howison (1834-1916)
- Carol Sue Robb (1945- )
7. Walter George Muelder (1907-2004) and his Communitarian Personalism
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TMA_W09
2 - has no knowledge of philosophy and theology – Christian personalism
3 - can minimally describe what American personalism is
4 - has a good knowledge of Walt Whitman and Boston personalism
5 - has a structured and in-depth knowledge of philosophy and theology – about Bostonian and Californian personalism
TMA_U18
2 - cannot express him/herself in English about Christian personalism
3 - speaks sufficiently well in English on the subject of American personalism
4 - constructs statements on Walt Whitman and Boston personalism fluently and properly
5 - has an in-depth ability to speak in English on the subject of Bostonian and Californian personalism
TMA_K01
2 - does not have sufficient awareness of the acquired knowledge
3 - is sufficiently aware of the acquired knowledge and skills
4 - has a good awareness of his/her knowledge and skills acquired during the classes
5 – as a very good awareness of her/his own maturity, acquired knowledge and skills
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