Concord School of Philosophy

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The Concord School of Philosophy was a late 19th-century summer school and lecture series in Concord, Massachusetts, associated with American Transcendentalists and modeled after the spirit of Plato’s Academy.

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instanceOf educational institution
lecture series
summer school
associatedWith American Transcendentalism NERFINISHED
Transcendentalist movement NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
follows tradition of philosophical schools
hasAcademicDiscipline Greek philosophy
classical studies
ethics
literature
metaphysics
philosophy
religion
hasActivity courses in philosophy
philosophical discussions
public lectures
summer lectures
hasAudience adults
clergy
students of philosophy
teachers
hasCharacteristic connected to local literary culture
informal adult education
modeled on ancient philosophical academy
small, discussion-oriented gatherings
summer-only operation
hasCulturalContext 19th-century American intellectual life
post-Civil War United States
hasFormat lecture series
seminar-style discussions
summer session
hasLanguage English
hasNotableLocationFeature held in Concord, a center of Transcendentalism
hasPhilosophicalInfluence Christian theology
German philosophy
Greek philosophy
idealism
mysticism
hasPurpose promotion of American Transcendentalist ideas
public philosophical education
study of philosophy in the spirit of Plato’s Academy
inspiredBy Plato NERFINISHED
locatedIn Concord, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
Massachusetts
New England
modeledAfter Plato’s Academy NERFINISHED
timePeriod late 19th century

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Concord Days relatedPlace Concord School of Philosophy