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The Theme of Action in Mordecai Kaplan's Philosophy: Pragmatic Foundation and Role in the Reconstructionist Project
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Vladimir Brodskiy
Mordecai Kaplan is one of the most significant modern Jewish thinkers. Western scholars put him in a par with such famous and respected philosophers as Martin Buber, Frank Rozenzweig, amd Hermann Cohen. Kaplan's philosophy became a theological basis of the Recostructionist movement in Judaism, which attracts about 2% of American Jews. In his works Kaplan combines Jewish religious thought with the ideas of American pragmatists, process theologians, Spinosa and Bergson. Although the variety of the intellectual links between Kaplan's philosophy and other famous philosophical teachings is really great, the influence of Pragmatism seems to be crucial. This paper studies Kaplan's ideas in the aspect of rationality and action, wich is the cornerstone of his thought and, presumably, the best example showing his strong ties with American Pragmatism
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