Howard Kainz
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Howard P. Kainz is professor emeritus at Marquette University
, Milwaukee. He was a recipient of a National Endowment for the Humanities
fellowship for 1977-1978, and Fulbright fellowships in Germany for 1980-1981 and 1987-1988. Dr. Kainz is one of the few philosophers in North America who advocates for aspects of the philosophy of G.W.F. Hegel
.
His major publications include "Active and Passive Potency" in Thomistic Angelology (1972); Hegel's Phenomenology, Part I: Analysis and Commentary (1976); Ethica Dialectica: A Study of Ethical Oppositions (1979); The Philosophy of Man (1981); Hegel's Phenomenology, Part II: The Evolution of Ethical and Religious Consciousness to the Absolute Standpoint (1983); Philosophical Perspectives on Peace (1987); Ethics in Context: Toward the Definition and Differentation of the Morally Good (1988); Paradox, Dialectic, and System: A Reconstruction of the Hegelian Problematic (1988); Democracy and the "Kingdom of God" (1993); Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit: Selections Translated and Annotated by Howard P. Kainz (1994); GWF Hegel: The Philosophical System (1996); Politically Incorrect Dialogues (1999); Natural Law: an Introduction and Reexamination (2004); and The Philosophy of Human Nature (2008). His Paradox, Dialectic, and System received the Choice Distinguished Scholarly Book award for 1988.
Dr. Kainz is also a founding member of the Hegel Society of America
. His book, GWF Hegel: The Philosophical System (1996), has been especially well-received in on-line discussions. For example, in the Yahoo! Hegel discussion list, this book has been called the "appropriate starting point" for every new reader of Hegel's philosophy.
Marquette University
Marquette University is a private, coeducational, Jesuit, Roman Catholic university located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1881, the school is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities...
, Milwaukee. He was a recipient of a National Endowment for the Humanities
National Endowment for the Humanities
The National Endowment for the Humanities is an independent federal agency of the United States established by the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 dedicated to supporting research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities. The NEH is located at...
fellowship for 1977-1978, and Fulbright fellowships in Germany for 1980-1981 and 1987-1988. Dr. Kainz is one of the few philosophers in North America who advocates for aspects of the philosophy of G.W.F. Hegel
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel was a German philosopher, one of the creators of German Idealism. His historicist and idealist account of reality as a whole revolutionized European philosophy and was an important precursor to Continental philosophy and Marxism.Hegel developed a comprehensive...
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His major publications include "Active and Passive Potency" in Thomistic Angelology (1972); Hegel's Phenomenology, Part I: Analysis and Commentary (1976); Ethica Dialectica: A Study of Ethical Oppositions (1979); The Philosophy of Man (1981); Hegel's Phenomenology, Part II: The Evolution of Ethical and Religious Consciousness to the Absolute Standpoint (1983); Philosophical Perspectives on Peace (1987); Ethics in Context: Toward the Definition and Differentation of the Morally Good (1988); Paradox, Dialectic, and System: A Reconstruction of the Hegelian Problematic (1988); Democracy and the "Kingdom of God" (1993); Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit: Selections Translated and Annotated by Howard P. Kainz (1994); GWF Hegel: The Philosophical System (1996); Politically Incorrect Dialogues (1999); Natural Law: an Introduction and Reexamination (2004); and The Philosophy of Human Nature (2008). His Paradox, Dialectic, and System received the Choice Distinguished Scholarly Book award for 1988.
Dr. Kainz is also a founding member of the Hegel Society of America
Hegel Society of America
The Hegel Society of America, or HSA, was founded in 1968 at the Wofford Symposium in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States. Its mission is to promote the study of the philosophy of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel....
. His book, GWF Hegel: The Philosophical System (1996), has been especially well-received in on-line discussions. For example, in the Yahoo! Hegel discussion list, this book has been called the "appropriate starting point" for every new reader of Hegel's philosophy.