Hendrik Hart
Encyclopedia
Hendrik Hart taught systematic philosophy at the Institute for Christian Studies
, Toronto since its founding in 1967 until his retirement in 2001. Prior to that he was head of the philosophical Institute of the Free University
in Amsterdam, where he studied under D. H. Th. Vollenhoven
. His doctoral dissertation was on John Dewey
's theory of verification and was supervised by S. U. Zuidema
.
Institute for Christian Studies
The Institute for Christian Studies Toronto, Ontario is one of several unrelated institutions bearing that name.ICS Toronto is an independent graduate school of inter-disciplinary philosophy. At ICS, Junior Members and Senior members take part in shared learning through participatory seminars,...
, Toronto since its founding in 1967 until his retirement in 2001. Prior to that he was head of the philosophical Institute of the Free University
Vrije Universiteit
The Vrije Universiteit is a university in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The Dutch name is often abbreviated as VU and in English the university uses the name "VU University". The university is located on a compact urban campus in the southern part of Amsterdam in the Buitenveldert district...
in Amsterdam, where he studied under D. H. Th. Vollenhoven
D. H. Th. Vollenhoven
Dirk Hendrik Theodoor Vollenhoven was with Herman Dooyeweerd the first generation of reformational philosophers, an intellectual movement with which Vollenhoven worked communally from his election in 1936 as President of the newly-organized group formed to advance the movement; the organization is...
. His doctoral dissertation was on John Dewey
John Dewey
John Dewey was an American philosopher, psychologist and educational reformer whose ideas have been influential in education and social reform. Dewey was an important early developer of the philosophy of pragmatism and one of the founders of functional psychology...
's theory of verification and was supervised by S. U. Zuidema
S. U. Zuidema
Syste Ulbe Zuidema was one of the second generation of reformational philosophers arising from the Free University of Amsterdam, after the first generation of Herman Dooyeweerd and D. H. Th. Vollenhoven. Other second generationers were: Hendrik Van Riessen, K. J. Popma and J. P. A...
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Publications
- Hart, Hendrik; K. A. Bril; and Jacob Klapwijk (editors) The Idea of a Christian philosophy: Essays in Honour of D H Th Vollenhoven (Toronto: Wedge, 1973)
- Hart, Hendrik. Setting our sights by the Morning Star (19??)
- Hart, Hendrik. Understanding Our World (Lanham, Maryland, USA: University Press of America, 1984; 2002).
- Hart, Hendrik; Johan Van Der Hoeven; and Nicolas Wolterstorff (editors) Rationality in the Calvinian Tradition (University Press of America, 1984)
- Hart, Hendrik; and Kai Nielsen. The Search for Community in a Withering Tradition (1991)
- Hart, Hendrik. "Foreword" (pages vii-xxi) in Against Nature? Types of Moral Argumentation regarding Homosexuality Pim Pronk (Translated from the Dutch by John Vriend), Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing CompanyWm. B. Eerdmans Publishing CompanyWm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company is a religious publishing house based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Founded in 1911 by William B. Eerdmans [c.1880-1966] and still independently owned with William's son Bill Eerdmans as President, Eerdmans has long been known for publishing a wide range of Christian...
, 1993, ISBN 0-8028-0623-6 - Hart, Hendrik; and others (editors) Walking the Tightrope of Faith (Rodopi,1999)
- Hart, Hendrik; and others (editor) An Ethos of Compassion and the Integrity of Creation (University Press of America, 1995)
- Ron Kuipers and Janet Catherina Wesselius Philosophy as Responsibility: A Celebration of Hendrik Hart's Contribution to the Discipline (University Press of America, 2003)