My wife and our best friends Nell and Pita just had a charming long weekend at a cabin in the woods of Monteagle, TN, near the University of the South. The place is steeped in Americana, including the Highlander Folk School and the "teahouse" future writers Walker Percy and Shelby Foote constructed at Lost Cove as teenagers in the '30s.
Supporting the study, critique, and appreciation of American philosophy and culture--"American Studies"-- in the tradition of William James, John Dewey, Charles Sanders Peirce, Emerson, Thoreau, et al... This site was constructed initially to support an Independent Readings course at Middle Tennessee State University in the Spring 2021 semester.
Monday, July 29, 2024
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