This book is the best treatment of the best American Marxist philosopher-and the best philosopher to emerge from American slums. Young Sidney Hook is essential reading for anyone interested in democratic theory and practice in America.
This book is the best treatment of the best American Marxist philosopher-and the best philosopher to emerge from American slums. first-rate contribution to the history of American leftist intellectual life. -Richard Rorty, Raritan "Fascinating.
In the first biography of philosopher Sidney Hook to be published since his death in 1989, Christopher Phelps vividly describes the neglected .
In the first biography of philosopher Sidney Hook to be published since his death in 1989, Christopher Phelps vividly describes the neglected early thought and political history of this important New York intellectual, pragmatist philosopher, and anti-Stalinist polemicist. Throughout the Cold War decades, Hook was a notoriously strident anti-communist. But in terms of teaching us about the Young Sidney Hook, Phelps does admirably in rescuing the early work that has been underappreciated in the American Marxist tradition.
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Sidney Hook's book The Hero in History was a noticeable event in the studies devoted to the role of the hero, the Great Man in history and the . a b Phelps, Christopher (1997). Young Sidney Hook: Marxist and Pragmatist.
Sidney Hook's book The Hero in History was a noticeable event in the studies devoted to the role of the hero, the Great Man in history and the influence of people of significant accomplishments. Hook opposed all forms of determinism and argued, as had William James, that humans play a creative role in constructing the social world and to transforming their natural environment. pp. 33–34 (Katz), 51 (Katz), 128-129 (Katz), 132 (influence). Young Sidney Hook" is essential reading for anyone interested in democratic theory and practice in America. a] first-rate contribution to the history of American leftist intellectual life. --Richard Rorty, "Raritan" "Fascinating.
Sidney Hook on Pragmatism, Democracy, and Freedom: The . Sidney Hook - 1934 - Prometheus Books.
Sidney Hook on Pragmatism, Democracy, and Freedom: The Essential Essays. Sidney Hook - 2002 - Prometheus Books. Jack Kaminsky - 2004 - International Studies in Philosophy 36 (1):244-245. The Metaphysics of Pragmatism. Sidney Hook - 1927 - Prometheus Books. A Complete Bibliography of Sidney Hook. compiled by Jo Ann Boydston - 1983 - In Paul Kurtz (e., Sidney Hook: Philosopher of Democracy and Humanism.
Home Christopher Phelps Young Sidney Hook: Marxist and Pragmatist. In this fine book, Christopher Phelps shows why they are wrong and, in the process, offers the first major study of Hook's intellectual development and political activism. Published by Cornell University Press, 1997. ISBN 10: 0801433282, ISBN 13: 9780801433283. -Casey Blake, Washington University (Department of History) or identify as author of Beloved Community: The Cultural Criticism of Randolph Bourne, Van Wyck Brooks, Waldo Frank, and Lewis Mumford.
Though Lloyd and Phelps hold different views on the relation between pragmatism and Marxism, their work is indispensible for coming to grips with the continuing contradictions of American leftist thought.
Young Sidney Hook: Marxist and Pragmatist. 2d. ed. University of Michigan Press. Why Wouldn’t Sidney Hook Permit the Republication of His Best Book?
Young Sidney Hook: Marxist and Pragmatist. Why Wouldn’t Sidney Hook Permit the Republication of His Best Book? Historical Materialism. Historical Introduction. In: Towards the Understanding of Karl Marx, by Sidney Hook.
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