Sidney Hook on Heroes in a Non-Deterministic World

TODAY IN PHILOSOPHY OF HISTORY: Sidney Hook on Heroes in a Non-Deterministic World

Friday 20 December 2024 is the 122nd anniversary of the birth of Sidney Hook (20 December 1902 – 12 July 1989), who was born in New York City on this date in 1902.

Hook began as a Marxist and eventually became a stalwart anti-communist, but even after he abandoned communism, and influence of Marx remained. Hook’s engagements contemporary problems defined his forthright approach to problems in the philosophy of history that touch on practical issues of the day in which everyone feels they have a certain stake.

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Paper: https://scholarship.richmond.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1070&context=heroism-science