In the first biography of philosopher Sidney Hook since his death in 1989, Christopher Phelps vividly describes the neglected early thought and political histor

Published in 1933, at a time of widespread unemployment and bank failures, this book by the young Sidney Hook received great critical acclaim and established hi

In this classic work, originally published in 1932, Hook set out to demonstrate to the radical and conservative philosophers and activists of the 1920s and 1930

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