Hendrik Hart (December 14, 1935 – March 15, 2021), often known as Henk Hart, was a Dutch-Canadian philosopher based in Toronto.[3][4][5]
Hendrik Hart | |
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| Born | December 14, 1935 Netherlands |
| Died | March 15, 2021 (aged 85) |
| Nationality |
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| Other names | Henk Hart |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam |
| Thesis | Communal Certainty and Authorized Truth[1] (1966) |
| Doctoral advisor | S. U. Zuidema |
| Influences | |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Philosophy |
| School or tradition | Reformational philosophy |
| Doctoral students | Ronald A. Kuipers |
| Main interests | Systematic philosophy |
| Notable works | Understanding Our World (1984) |
History
editHendrik Hart taught systematic philosophy at the Institute for Christian Studies, Toronto, since its founding in 1967 until his retirement in 2001.[6] 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 written on the topic of John Dewey's theory of verification and was supervised by Dutch philosopher S. U. Zuidema.
Hendrik Hart was an emeritus professor at the Institute for Christian Studies.[7] He died on March 15, 2021.[8]
Bibliography
edit- 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 (1989)
- 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 Company, 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)
- Hart, Hendrik; and William Sweet. Responses to the Enlightenment: An Exchange on Foundations, Faith, and Community (Brill, 2012).
References
edit- ^ Hart, Hendrik (1966). Communal Certainty and Authorized Truth: An Examination of John Dewey's Philosophy of Verification (dissertation). OCLC 1069393151.
- ^ Vandenberg, Natasha (June 2001). "ICS Honours H. Evan Runner". Perspective. Vol. 35, no. 3. Toronto: Institute for Christian Studies. p. 1. hdl:10756/277682. ISSN 0847-0324.
- ^ Olthuis, James (2002). "Introduction". Philosophy as Responsibility: A Celebration of Hendrik Hart's Contribution to the Discipline: x–xxiii.
- ^ Arnold, Gordon (March 28, 1970). "Radical Christian Institute 'Shakes Up Social Traditions". The Calgary Herald. p. 20.
- ^ "ICS News: In Memoriam: Hendrik Hart".
- ^ "Scientific Dogma' Assailed By Religious Philosopher". The Calgary Herald. August 26, 1968. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
- ^ "Our Story - Institute for Christian Studies Official Website". www.icscanada.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
- ^ "ICS News: In Memoriam: Hendrik Hart".