Sidney Hook review of ‘Society, Culture & Personality’ – NY Times 8-17-1947
Posted here as a PDF file (above) is review of Society, Culture and Personality by Pitirim A. Sorokin:
“Man’s Destiny: A Scientific View”
(review of Society, Culture, and Personality)
By Sidney Hook
The New York Times
August 17, 1947
The review is a harsh, biting attack on Sorokin’s scholarship and views.
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Sidney Hook (1902-1989) was an American philosopher 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.
— Roger W. Smith
March 2018
Pitirim Alexandrovich Sorokin 