Sidney Hook
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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 communism.
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Jerry CoyneAlso won Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry
Gertrude HimmelfarbAlso won Jefferson Lecture
Eugenie ScottAlso won Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry
Harvey MansfieldAlso won Jefferson Lecture
Victor J. StengerAlso won Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry
Bernard BailynAlso won Jefferson LectureAbout this person
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 communism. A social democrat, Hook sometimes cooperated with conservatives, particularly in opposing Marxism-Leninism. After World War II, he argued that members of such groups as the Communist Party USA and Leninists like democratic centralists could ethically be barred from holding the offices of public trust because they called for the violent overthrow of democratic governments.
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