Horace Kallen Confronts America: Jewish Identity, Science, and Secularism

by Matthew J. Kaufman

Book Overview

During his more than fifty-year writing career, American Jewish philosopher Horace Kallen (1882-1974) incorporated a deep focus on science into his pragmatic philosophy of life. He exemplified the hope among Jews that science would pave the way to full and equal integration. In this intellectual biography, Kaufman explores Kallen's life and illuminates how American scientific culture inspired not only Kallen's thought but also that of an entire generation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815636415
• ISBN13: 9780815636410
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.3" x 9.0"