Abraham Kaplan (1) (1918–1993)
Author of The New World of Philosophy
For other authors named Abraham Kaplan, see the disambiguation page.
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- Birthdate
- 1918-06-11
- Date of death
- 1993-06-19
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Ukraine (birth)
- Birthplace
- Odessa, Ukraine
- Education
- College of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota (BA | 1937)
University of Chicago (graduate study | 1937-1940)
University of California, Los Angeles (PhD | 1942) - Occupations
- philosopher
- Organizations
- International Association of Applied Social Scientists
American Philosophical Association
Israel Philosophical Association
Academy of Psychoanalysis
Institute of Social and Behavioral Pathology
Association for Jewish Philosophy (show all 8)
American Society for Aesthetics
Association for Legal and Political Philosophy
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- Popularity
- #109,507
- Rating
- 3.8
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- ISBNs
- 22
In these essays he highlights common themes including rationality, activism, humanism, and values in general. Starting from a point of view that was characterized millennia ago by Aristotle as Man's "desire to know", Kaplan attempts to show how new philosophies have absorbed or reacted to the ideas promulgated by philosopher's over the centuries. In doing so he raises the question of how we should view this "brave new world" of philosophy and answers it in ways that hopefully emphasize a positive approach to these new ideas.… (more)