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Sidney Hook
Hook in late life
Born(1902-12-20)December 20, 1902
New York City, US
DiedJuly 12, 1989(1989-07-12) (aged 86)
Stanford, California, US
Alma materCity College of New York
Columbia University
Era20th-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolPragmatism
Marxism (early)
Main interests
Political philosophy, philosophy of education
Notable ideas
Ethics of controversy
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Sidney Hook (December 20, 1902 – July 12, 1989) 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 Marxism–Leninism. 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.

  1. ^ Phelps, Christopher (1997). Young Sidney Hook: Marxist and Pragmatist. Cornell University Press. pp. 33–34 (Katz), 51 (Katz), 128-129 (Katz), 132 (influence). ISBN 0801433282. Retrieved 14 October 2018.

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