Southern Illinois University Carbondale OpenSIUC Theses Theses and Dissertations 8-1-2015 Utopia and Human Culture: Alternative Communities of Higher Learning in America Eli Orner Kramer Southern Illinois University Carbondale,
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[email protected]. UTOPIA AND HUMAN CULTURE: ALTERNATIVE COMMUNITIES OF HIGHER LEARNING IN AMERICA by Eli Kramer B.A., Johnston Center for Integrative Studies of the University of Redlands, 2012 A Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Master of Arts Department of Philosophy in the Graduate School Southern Illinois University Carbondale August 2015 Copyright by Eli Kramer, 2015 All Rights Reserved THESIS APPROVAL UTOPIA AND HUMAN CULTURE: ALTERNATIVE COMMUNITIES OF HIGHER LEARNING IN AMERICA By Eli Kramer A Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in the field of Philosophy Approved by: Dr. Randall Auxier, Chair Dr. Kenneth Stikkers Dr. Douglas Anderson Graduate School Southern Illinois University Carbondale May 1, 2015 AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Eli Kramer, for the Masters Degree in degree in Philosophy, presented on May 1, 2015, at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. TITLE: UTOPIA AND HUMAN CULTURE: ALTERNATIVE COMMUNITIES OF HIGHER LEARNING IN AMERICA MAJOR PROFESSOR: Dr.