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Convictions - Couverture rigide

Hook Philosopher/author And Wi, Sidney

 
9780879754730: Convictions
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0879754737 ISBN 13 : 9780879754730
Editeur : Prometheus, 1990

Synopsis

""I strongly urge everyone to read this volume of essays. . ." The Educational Forum "Convictions may indeed be interpreted as Sidney Hook's final outlook on the possibilities of a self-determined, dignified, and rational human life, or liberal education, and of a free and intelligently organized society. . . .[it] will be appreciated by anybody with an interest in contemporary social and political philosophy." Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy newsletter "Highly recommended." Library Journal ". . . the collection stands as an accessible and highly readable record of the personal convictions of one of America's most notable social philosophers." American Journal of Theology and Philosophy "His latest collection shows him to have been to the very end a nonpareil marshaler of arguments, as well as an exemplary figure in American intellectual life." Washington Post

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Revue de presse

"I strongly urge everyone to read this volume of essays. . ." The Educational Forum

"Convictions may indeed be interpreted as Sidney Hook's final outlook on the possibilities of a self-determined, dignified, and rational human life, or liberal education, and of a free and intelligently organized society. . . .[it] will be appreciated by anybody with an interest in contemporary social and political philosophy." Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy newsletter

"Highly recommended." Library Journal

". . . the collection stands as an accessible and highly readable record of the personal convictions of one of America's most notable social philosophers."
American Journal of Theology and Philosophy

"His latest collection shows him to have been to the very end a nonpareil marshaler of arguments, as well as an exemplary figure in American intellectual life." Washington Post

Présentation de l'éditeur

Challenges liberals and conservatives alike, as Hook pierces to the heart of momentous issues: human rights, racial equality, cultural freedom, and the separation of ethical behavior from religious belief.

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Éditeur
Prometheus
Date d'édition
1990
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0879754737
ISBN 13 
9780879754730
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
310
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
Simon and Schuster Netherlands BV, GPSR Europäische Union
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