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Sidney Hook

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Gender Male
Death34 years ago
Date of birth December 20,1902
Zodiac sign Sagittarius
Born Brooklyn
New York
United States
Date of died July 12,1989
DiedStanford
California
United States
Job Philosopher
Writer
Education Columbia University
The City College of New York
Awards Presidential Medal of Freedom
Guggenheim Fellowship for Humanities, US & Canada
Jefferson Lecture
Notabl ideaEthics of controversy
InterestsPhilosophy Of Education
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The Hero in History: A Study in Limitation and Possibility
Sidney Hook speaks on the hero in history
The Paradoxes of Freedom
Out of Step: An Unquiet Life in the 20th Century
The Quest for Being
Marx and the Marxists: The Ambiguous Legacy
John Dewey, Philosopher of Science and Freedom: A Symposium
The Metaphysics of Pragmatism
Reason, Social Myths and Democracy
From Hegel to Marx: Studies in the Intellectual Development of Karl Marx
Letters of Sidney Hook: Democracy, Communism and the Cold War
Academic Freedom and Academic Anarchy
Philosophy and Public Policy
Heresy, Yes– Conspiracy, No
Marxism and Beyond
Common Sense and the Fifth Amendment
Religion in a Free Society
Convictions
Revolution Reform and Social Justice: Studies in the Theory and Practice of Marxism
The Quest for Being, and Other Studies in Naturalism and Humanism
Education & the Taming of Power
American Philosophers at Work: The Philosophic Scene in the United States
Pragmatism & Tragic Sens Lif
In Defense of Academic Freedom
Soviet Hypocrisy and Western Gullibility
Towards the Understanding of Karl Marx: A Revolutionary Interpretation
The Political and Social Doctrine of Communism: International Conciliation, No. 305, December, 1934
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Sidney Hook was an American philosopher of pragmatism known for his contributions to the philosophy of history, the philosophy of education, political theory, and ethics. After embracing communism in his youth, Hook was later known for his criticisms of totalitarianism, both fascism and Marxism–Leninism.

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