Hendrik Gerhardhus Stoker (1899 – 1993), born in Johannesburg

Johannesburg

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, South Africa, was a Calvinist

Calvinism

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 philosopher who taught at Potchefstroom

Potchefstroom Campus

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 (PU). He studied at PU and the University of Cologne

University of Cologne

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, and he completed his doctoral

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 dissertation on "Nature and the forms of conscience

Conscience

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" under Max Scheler

Max Scheler

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.http://www.redeemer.on.ca/~tplant/m/REFCCR.HTM

Stoker taught at PU from 1925 to 1970. He was imprisoned during 1942 to 1943 for his anti-England

England

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 stance and his pro-Afrikaans

Afrikaans

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 and pro-German

Germany

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sympathies.

Work

• Een en ander oor menslike vrijheid. In: Festschrift für H.J. de Vleeschauwer. 1960, S. 150−172.