Horace Kallen confronts America : Jewish identity, science, and secularism /
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...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Syracuse, New York :
Syracuse University Press,
[2019]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Modern Jewish history.
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| 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. |
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| Physical Description: | ix, 266 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780815636236 0815636237 9780815636410 0815636415 |