Horace Kallen confronts America : Jewish identity, science, and secularism / Matthew J. Kaufman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kaufman, Matthew J., author.

Series:

Modern Jewish history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kallen, Horace Meyer, 1882-1974.

Kallen, Horace Meyer.

Jewish philosophy--20th century.

Jewish philosophy.

Philosophy.

Jews--Identity.

Jews.

Cultural pluralism.

Philosophers--United States--Biography.

Philosophers.

United States.

United States--Biography.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

ix, 266 pages ; 23 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Syracuse, New York : Syracuse University Press, 2019.

Summary:

"During his more than fifty-year writing and teaching career, Horace M. Kallen (1882-1974), the American Jewish philosopher who coined the term "cultural pluralism," incorporated into his pragmatism-infused philosophy of life a number of different sciences, from racial science to psychology and physics. Part biography, part cultural history, "Horace Kallen Confronts America" offers fresh insight into the larger question of how social discourses shape modern American Jewish identity."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: Horace M. Kallen and authenticity

Race, Hebraism, and civility

Transnational social psychology and nationality/ethnicity

Darwinism and democracy

A discontent of hope

On Job, secularization, and psychology

On secular religion and democracy

Epilogue: Science, religion, and integrity.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Kaufman, Matthew J., author Horace Kallen confronts America

ISBN:

9780815636236

0815636237

9780815636410

0815636415

OCLC:

1078888072