Sidney Hook
Sidney Hook
Sidney Hookwas an American philosopher of the Pragmatist school 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 fascism and Marxism–Leninism. A pragmatic social democrat, Hook sometimes cooperated with conservatives, particularly in opposing Communism. After World War II, he argued that members of such groups as the Communist Party USA and other Leninist conspiracies could ethically be barred...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPhilosopher
Date of Birth20 December 1902
CountryUnited States of America
Where an intelligent grasp of principles requires a knowledge of mathematics, its fundamental ideas should be presented in such a way that students carry away the sense of mathematics not only as a tool for the solution of problems but as a study of types of order, system, and language.
Tolerance always has limits - it cannot tolerate what is itself actively intolerant.
To serve the public interest is not the same as being a servant of public opinion.
In contrast to totalitarianism, democracy can face and live with the truth about itself.
The mob that hails the man on horseback, the Caesars and conquering heroes, does not retain its freedoms for long.
[A]nti-Semitism was rife in almost all varieties of socialism.