Swedenborg's principles of usefulness: social reform thought from the Enlightenment to American pragmatism
"Swedenborg's Principles of Usefulness presents a possibly unsuspected historical undercurrent that further evidences Emanuel Swedenborg's pervasive influence on a whole host of historical figures-from poets and artists to philosophers and statesmen-whose contributions to the evolutio...
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| Langue: | Anglais |
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West Chester, Pennsylvania
Swedenborg Foundation
[2020]
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Swedenborg studies (No. 23)
Année: 2020 |
| Collection/Revue: | Swedenborg studies
No. 23 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Swedenborg, Emanuel 1688-1772
/ Avantage
/ Concept
/ Philosophie sociale
/ Réception <scientifique>
/ USA
/ Réforme sociale
/ Histoire 1780-2960
B Swedenborg, Emanuel 1688-1772 / Réception <scientifique> / James, William 1842-1910 / Emerson, Ralph Waldo 1803-1882 / Pragmatisme B Swedenborg, Emanuel 1688-1772 / Réception <scientifique> / Évangile social |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Pragmatism
B Utilitarianism B Swedenborg, Emanuel (1688-1772) |
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| Résumé: | "Swedenborg's Principles of Usefulness presents a possibly unsuspected historical undercurrent that further evidences Emanuel Swedenborg's pervasive influence on a whole host of historical figures-from poets and artists to philosophers and statesmen-whose contributions to the evolution of self and society have resonated throughout time and into the present. Besides having an impact on individual thinkers, Swedenborg's ideas worked their way into the various social reform traditions that vitalized the American landscape during the nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. His concept of usefulness, best demonstrated in the competing worldviews of the nation's liberal and conservative traditions, involved a commitment made by Swedenborgians, New Church members, and others to energize the nation and its people by envisaging the possibility of a much-desired Universal Human"-- |
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| Description: | Includes bibliographical references (Seiten 301-322) and index |
| ISBN: | 0877853568 |