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Editore: D. Appleton-Century Company, New York, 1946
Da: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Octavo, 380 pages. In Good condition. Spine is blue with gold print. Boards in blue cloth with gold print. Light wear to spine caps and corners, lightly cocked spine. 1371071. FP New Rockville Stock.
Editore: Wentworth Press, 2016
ISBN 10: 136200023XISBN 13: 9781362000235
Da: ALLBOOKS1, Salisbury Plain, SA, Australia
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Editore: WENTWORTH PR, 2016
ISBN 10: 136200023XISBN 13: 9781362000235
Da: moluna, Greven, Germania
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Kartoniert / Broschiert. Condizione: New.
Editore: Wentworth Press, 2016
ISBN 10: 1374193232ISBN 13: 9781374193239
Da: ALLBOOKS1, Salisbury Plain, SA, Australia
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Editore: WENTWORTH PR, 2016
ISBN 10: 1374193232ISBN 13: 9781374193239
Da: moluna, Greven, Germania
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Gebunden. Condizione: New.
Da: Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd., Cadyville, NY, U.S.A.
Condizione: Very good. Very good. - Felix Adler's signature penned on a 4-1/8 inch high by 6 inch wide sheet of creamy white paper. Folded across the left edge and the bottom edge of the sheet with remnants of tape along the edges of the verso. Near fine. Together with a 5-3/4 inch high by 4-1/8 inch wide black & white portrait of the philosopher clipped from a magazine or book. Lightly creased along the top and bottom edges with remnants of tape from mounting on the verso. Very good. The son of a Jewish Rabbi, Felix Adler (1851-1933) was born in Germany and emigrated to America with his family when he was only 6 years old. Graduating from Columbia University, he returned to Germany to obtain a doctorate from Heidelberg University before moving back to teach at Cornell University. Preaching occasional sermons at his father's Temple in New York City, Adler was noted for omitting references to god in his sermons. In 1876, at the age of 24, he founded the New York Society for Ethical Culture, which promoted social justice. An essentially Kantian moral philosophy, the Society for Ethical Culture believed in public works and the use of reason to develop ethical standards. He was the founding chairman of the National Child Labor Committee in 1904. In 1917, Adler served on the Civil Liberties Bureau which later became the ACLU and later became president of the American Philosophical Association. Although he initially supported the Spanish-American War which he viewed as an effort to liberate Cubans from Spanish rule, Adler became concerned that an imperialistic goal rather than a democratic one was guiding foreign policy. As the First World War progressed, Adler foresaw that Germany's defeat in and of itself would not make the world safe for democracy but that peace could only be achieved if democratic governments remained non-imperialistic and became active in curbing the arms race.
Editore: New York, December 12, 1919., 1919
Da: Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd., Cadyville, NY, U.S.A.
Copia autografata
Condizione: Very good. - Over 50 words typed on Adler's 9-1/4 inch high by 8-1/2 inch wide "The Society for Ethical Culture of New York" stationery. Responding to the American impresario and lecture agent James B. Pond's invitation to join as a member of the reception committee welcoming Maurice Maeterlinck to America, Felix Adler thanks Major Pond for the invitation and apologizes as he has "a long-standing engagement for the evening of January 2, and in any case I fear that I ought not to join the Committee". Signed in full "Felix Adler". Folded for mailing, the letter is slightly darkened along the right edge and there is a small piece out from the top left corner. Very good. The German-American philosopher Felix Adler (1851-1933) was a professor of political and social ethics. A rationalist, social reformer and religious leader, he was an influential lecturer on the subject of euthanasia arguing as Robert Ingersoll did for the rights of individuals suffering from terminal illnesses to end their pain through suicide. Adler, unlike Ingersoll, did not reject religion and argued from an ethical perspective. Born in Germany, the son of a rabbi, he moved to New York with his family when he was 6 years old. After graduating from Columbia University, Adler continued his studies at Heidelberg University with intent to become a rabbi. He was influenced by the neo-Kantian argument that, as one can neither prove nor disprove the existence of a deity or an afterlife, morality is independent of theology. Asked to give a sermon at New York's Temple Emmanu-El, where his father was head rabbi, he shocked the congregation with his sermon titled "The Judaism of the Future" which made no mention of God and made the case for a universal religion of morality. It is not surprising that this was not only the first but also the last time he was invited to lecture at the temple. He took a position as a Professor of Hebrew and Oriental literature at Cornell University where he was popular with the students but stirred controversy. He was later offered and accepted the chair of political and social ethics at Columbia University. With Joseph Seligman's assistance, Adler founded the Society Of Ethical Culture. Adler argued for the importance of "deed not creed" and set up teams of visiting nurses to serve the homebound poor who were ill and also set up a Free Kindergarten for the children of the working poor. He was the founding chairman of the National Child Labor Committee and served on the Civil Liberties Bureau (which later became the ACLU).James B. Pond, the American impresario and lecture agent who headed the J.B. Pond Lyceum Bureau, brought the great Belgian poet Maurice Maeterlinck to America for a series of lectures. The first lecture took place at Carnegie hall on January 2nd, 1920. Unfortunately Maeterlinck failed to carry out his intention to lecture in English because of his labored "phonetic" English. He declared his intention to continue his lectures in French and have the translation read by another person. As a result, the lecture tour was a failure and lawsuits ensued on both sides.An uncommon autograph.