In this episode of What Matters, Steven speaks with Dr. Piers Stephens on the development of early American philosophy. They cover a variety of topics, including Calvinism, how Native Americans affected colonial life, classical liberalism, and William James and pragmatism.

Dr. Stephens (https://uga.academia.edu/PiersStephens) is an associate professor of philosophy at the University of Georgia. He serves as the editor of Ethics and the Environment (https://www.phil.uga.edu/ethics-environment-journal).