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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Autor principal: Haller, John S., Jr. 1940- (Author)
Outros Autores: Lawrence, James F. (Writer of preface)
Tipo de documento: Print Livro
Idioma:Inglês
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Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Publicado em: West Chester, Pennsylvania Swedenborg Foundation [2020]
Em: Swedenborg studies (No. 23)
Ano: 2020
Coletânea / Revista:Swedenborg studies No. 23
(Cadeias de) Palavra- chave padrão:B Swedenborg, Emanuel 1688-1772 / Utilidade / Termo / Filosofia social / Recepção / USA / Reforma social / História 1780-2960
B Swedenborg, Emanuel 1688-1772 / Recepção / James, William 1842-1910 / Emerson, Ralph Waldo 1803-1882 / Pragmatismo
B Swedenborg, Emanuel 1688-1772 / Recepção / Evangelho Social
Outras palavras-chave:B Pragmatism
B Utilitarianism
B Swedenborg, Emanuel (1688-1772)
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Resumo:"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"--
Descrição do item:Includes bibliographical references (Seiten 301-322) and index
ISBN:0877853568