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Sidney Hook: Legacy of a Marxist-Reaganist? |
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Written by <a href='/community/profile/382-laurence'>laurence</a>
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Sunday, 03 November 2002 17:22 |
Article: On the Hook, boston.com
"With his early works, Hook made a name for himself as a daring and original interpreter of Marx; later, he became an ardent supporter of Ronald Reagan and secular humanism. A philosophical pragmatist with a dogmatic streak, a cold warrior and a socialist, and an erudite pugilist, Hook was a man of lively contradictions who lived for vigorous debate, often making short work of his antagonists. In his later years,
Hook's reputation as an anticommunist scold tended to obscure - if not taint - his reputation as a philosopher following in the footsteps of his mentor, the more mild-mannered John Dewey. "
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