Young Sidney Hook - Marxist and Pragmatist (Paperback)

Of great relevance to contemporary debates about socialism and democracy, Young Sidney Hook reopens the controversial question of the relationship between Marxism and pragmatism. 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 his earlier life, he had a very different career as a talented radical philosopher and Marxist scholar who argued for replacing capitalism with a more democratic society. Challenging scholars on both the left (who see Hook's early beliefs as ill-conceived) and the right (who see them as immature), Phelps explores the contributions young Hook made to social theory, ethics, politics, epistemology, and discussions of scientific method.

General

Imprint:	The University of Michigan Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2005
First published:	June 2005
Authors:	Christopher Phelps
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	304
ISBN-13:	978-0-472-03058-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Marxism & Communism Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > Western philosophy, from c 1900 - > General Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > Western philosophy, from c 1900 - > General
LSN:	0-472-03058-2
Barcode:	9780472030583

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