Discovering Dooyeweerd

by D. F. M. Strauss

Publisher:

Paideia Press

, 2023

Overview

One may characterize this book as non-ecclesiastical kingdom work. In the footsteps of Abraham Kuyper, the well-known Dutch theologian and politician, Herman Dooyeweerd, a legal scholar, realized that the Reformation of the 16th century touched the heart as the religious root of human existence and therefore could not remain restricted to the narrower church life for its penetrating and renewing effect must affect all areas of life. This reformational legacy inspired the ensuing Christian life and world view which turned out to be a direction giving life orientation. It inspired the transformation of all walks of life including the entire academic enterprise. The encompassing scope and depth present in the philosophical work of Herman Dooyeweerd opens up avenues which shed new light on the foundations of the various special sciences as well as diverse everyday practices. Exploring the insights contained in this Book will turn out to be an enriching experience while introducing distinctions and analyses not familiar to everybody.

From the Introduction:

“. . . the most original philosopher Holland has produced even Spinoza not excepted” (Langemeijer).

“. . . the most profound, innovative, and penetrating philosopher since Kant” (Giorgio Delvecchio).

“Herman Dooyeweerd is undoubtedly the most formidable Dutch philosopher of the 20th century.... As a humanist I have always looked at ‘my own tradition’ in search of similar examples. They simply don’t exist” (Cliteur)

Key Features

• Presents part of the philosophical work of Herman Dooyeweerd.
• Opens up avenues which shed new light on the foundations of the various special sciences.
• Enriches experience while introducing distinctions and analyses not familiar to everybody.

Contents

• 1. The Idea of a Christian Philosophy
• 2. The Ground-Motive of Greek Culture
• 3. Dooyeweerd on The Medieval Ground-Motive of Nature and Grace
• 4. The Rise of the Ground-Motive of Nature and Freedom
• 5. The Internal Tension Present in the Ground-Motive of Nature and Freedom
• 6. The Significance of Dooyeweerd’s Philosophy for Understanding the Foundational Role of Worldview

Product Details

• Title: Discovering Dooyeweerd
• Author: D. F. M. Strauss
• Publisher: Paideia Press
• Print Publication Date: 2023
• Pages: 666
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• ISBNs: 9780888153227, 0888153228
• Resource ID: LLS:DSCVRNGDYWRD
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-09-26T22:08:57Z

About D. F. M. Strauss

D.F.M. Strauss was born in 1946 in Bloemfontein, South Africa. At the University of the Free State (Bloemfontein, South Africa) he obtained the B.A., B.A. Honours and M.A. Degrees [the M.A. Thesis - on Philosophy and the Special Sciences - was published in 1970 (358 pp.)]. He then went to the Free University of Amsterdam where he completed the theoretical doctoral examination (cum laude) in November 1970 (main subject: systematic philosophy; other subjects: (a) modern philosophy and (b) General Theory of Law and Dutch Penal Law). On December 7, 1973 he defended his Ph.D. dissertation at the Free University - on the distinction between Concept and Idea. (Prof H. Van Riessen was his promoter.) In 1971 he was appointed as Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the then UFS and in October 1978 he became Head of the Department of Philosophy. From 1994 to 1996 he lived in Canada as the First Director of the Dooyeweerd Centre, assuming at once the position of General Editor of the Collected Works of the Dutch philosopher Herman Dooyeweerd. Since April 1, 1998 until December 31, 2001 he was Dean of the newly merged Faculty of Humanities (incorporating the former Faculties of Arts, Education and Social Sciences). Besides 15 publications, presenting papers at 38 International Conferences and contributing 19 chapters to independent works, more than 200 articles from him appeared in National and International Journals.