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A Guide to Dooyeweerd's New Critique of Theoretical Thought

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Dooyeweerd's Philosophical Legacy

 

"Dooyeweerd's work was comprehensive, insightful, profound, courageous, and quite properly influential".

Alvin Plantinga, 'Christian Philosophy at the End of the 20th Century'. 

Books:

 

Strauss, D.F.M. In Progress: Is Philosophy the Discipline of Disciplines?

 

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Comment: This book contains an important elaboration of Dooyeweerd’s modal theory.

 

Stafleu, M.D. In Progress: A World Full of Relations.

 

Details: Translation of Stafleu’s 2002 book Een wereld vol relaties (Amsterdam: Buijten en Schipperheijn).

 

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Strauss, D.F.M. 2006: Reintegrating Social Theory.

 

Details: Forthcoming with Peter Lang.

 

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Clouser, Roy. 2005: The Myth of Religious Neutrality (2nd edition).

 

Details: Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press. (1st edition, 1991, Notre Dame Press).

 

Comment: Somewhat more than an introduction to Dooyeweerd’s thought.  In it Clouser expounds and defends Dooyeweerd’s view.

 

Strauss, D.F.M. 2004: Paradigms in Mathematics, Physics and Biology (2nd edition).

 

Details: Bloeamfontein: Tekskor Bk. (1st edition, 2001, Tekskor Bk).

 

Comment: Strauss looks at fundamental and foundational issues in the philosophy of science, mathematics, physics, and biology, before concluding with a section on the mystery of being human.

 

Clouser, Roy. 1999: Knowing With The Heart: Religious Experience and Belief in God.

 

Details: Downers Grove, IL: IVP.

 

Comment: Building on the non-reductionist program outlined in The Myth of Religious Neutrality, Clouser here argues that the restrictions traditionally placed on self-evidency are bogus, and that the self-evidency of divinity beliefs has the same justificatory status as the self-evidency of mathematical and logical axioms.

 

Spykman, Gordon, J. 1992: Reformational Theology: A New Paradigm for Doing Dogmatics.

 

Details: Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans.

 

Comment: "Apart from philosophy, theology becomes a narrow, shallow, and largely vacuous undertaking ... Fortunately there is a Christian philosophy to which we can appeal - the Philosophy of Law-Idea" (p.7). Spykman (1926 - 1993) was Professor Emeritus of Religion and Theology at Calvin College. 

 

Stafleu, M.D. 1987: Theories at Work: On the Structure and Functioning of Theories in Science, in Particular during the Copernican Revolution.

 

Details: Lanham: University Press of America.

 

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Hart, Hendrik. 1984: Understanding Our World, An Integral Ontology.

 

Details: Lanham: University Press of America.

 

Comment: Hart aims to provide a systematic philosophy by building on the thought of Dooyeweerd and Dewey.

 

Stafleu, M.D. 1980: Time and Again: A Systematic Analysis of the Foundations of Physics.

 

Details: Toronto: Wedge.

 

Comment: "Time and Again is intended to prove that physics, as far as its foundations are concerned, is little more than time keeping ... we begin [by] exposing a hypothetical framework for our investigation ... derived from the Philosophy of the Cosmonomic Idea" (preface).

 

Seerveld, C.G. 1980: Rainbows for the Fallen World: Aesthetic Life and Aesthetic Task.

 

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Spier, J.M. 1953: Christianity and Existentialism.

 

Details: Philadelphia: Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing. Translated by David Hugh Freeman.

 

Comment: Spier provides expositions of the work of Jaspers, Heidegger, Marcel, Lavelle, Sartre, and Loen, and then offers a critical examination of existentialism in the light of Dooyeweerd's philosophy. 

 

Collected Articles:

 

Strauss, D.F.M. (ed.) 2000: Contemporary Reflections on the Philosophy of Herman Dooyeweerd.

 

Details: Edwin Mellen Press.

 

Comment: Contains the following valuable articles:

  1. Strauss, D.F.M. 'The Order of Modal Aspects'.
  2. Olthius, Jim. 'Of Webs and Whirlwinds; Me, Myself and I'.
  3. Botha, E.M. 'Metaphor and Analogy Revisited'.
  4. Geertsema, Henk. 'Dooyeweerd's Transcendental Critique: Transforming it Hermeneutically'.
  5. Clouser, Roy. 'A Critique of Historicism'.
  6. Hart, Hendrik. 'Notes on Dooyeweeerd, Reason, and Order'. 
  7. Garcia de la Sienra, Adolfo. 'Modal Order and Natural Kinds'.
  8. Vunderink, Ralph, W. 'Ground Motifs - A Modest Revision'.
  9. van der Meer, Jitse, M. 'The Actor in the Interaction of Science and Religion'.
  10. Cameron, Alan, C. 'Implications of Dooyeweerd's Encyclopedia of Legal Science'.
  11. Rice, Martin, A. Jr. 'What is a Science?'
  12. Knudsen, Robert, D. 'The Religious Foundation of Dooyeweerd's Transcendental Method'.

van der Meer, Jitse, M. (ed.) 1996: Facets of Faith and Science. Volume 2: The Role of Beliefs in Mathematics and the Natural Sciences: An Augustinian Perspective.

 

Details: Papers from the First International Pascal Centre Conference on Science and Belief. Lanham: University Press of America.

 

Comment: Contains an introductory article by Clouser (ch. 4: 'A Sketch of Dooyeweerd's Philosophy of Science'), and the following articles developing Dooyeweerd's philosophical analysis:

  • Clouser, Roy. Ch. 3: ‘On the General Relation of Religion, Metaphysics and Science’.
  • Strauss, D.F.M. Ch. 5: 'Rationalism, Irrationalism, and the Absolutized Horizon of Knowledge as Ideals of Knowledge in Philosophy and Science'.
  • Strauss, D.F.M. Ch 9: 'A Historical Analysis of the Role of Beliefs in the Three Foundational Crises in Mathematics'.
  • Strauss, D.F.M. Ch. 10: 'Primitive Meaning in Mathematics: The Interaction among Commitment, Theoretical Worldview and Axiomatic Set Theory'.
  • Petcher, Donald, N. Ch. 11: 'The Interplay between Science and Belief: A Case Study in Modern Physics'.
  • van der Meer, Jitse, M. Ch. 12: 'Religious Belief in Sociobiology: How a Physical Analogy Introduces Materialism in Human Sociobiology'.
  • Zylstra, Uko. Ch. 13: 'The Influence of Evolutionary Biology on Hierarchical Theory in Biology, with Special Reference to the Problem of Individuality'.

Griffioen, Sander and Bert M. Balk (ed.). 1995: Christian Philosophy at the Close of the Twentieth Century: Assessment and Perspective.

 

Details: Kampen: Kok.

 

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Marshall, P. and R. van der Vennen (eds.). 1988: Social Science in Christian Perspective.

 

Details: Lanham, Md: University Press of America.

 

Comment: Contains 14 papers presented at a 1978 conference at the Institute for Christian Studies:

  1. Hart, Hendrik. 'The Idea of an Inner Reformation of the Sciences'.
  2. Botha, Elaine, M. 'Objectivity Under Attack: Rethinking Paradigms in Social Theory'.
  3. Mouw, Richard, J. 'Reflections on Individualism I'.
  4. Van der Vyver, Johan, D. 'Reflections on Individualism II'.
  5. Marshall, Paul, A. 'Reflections on Quantitative Methods'.
  6. Strauss, Daniel, F.M. 'Philosophy and Sociology'.
  7. Lyon, David. 'Secularization: Processes and Interpretations'.
  8. Vrieze, Maarten. 'The Fiasco of the Sociology of Knowledge'.
  9. Cramp, A.B. 'In What Sphere is Economics Sovereign?'.
  10. Haan, Roelf, L. 'Man and Methodology in Economic Science: About Abstraction and Obedience'.
  11. Kee, Bas. 'The Capital Debate and the Economic Aspect of Reality'.
  12. Monsma, George, N., Jr. 'A Christian Critique of Neoclassical Welfare Economics'.
  13. Skillen, James, W. 'Unity and Diversity Among States: A Critique of Assumptions in the Study of International Relations'.
  14. Schuurman, Egbert. 'From Systems Analysis via Systems Design to Systems Control'. 

McIntire, C.T. 1985: The Legacy of Herman Dooyeweerd: Reflections on critical philosophy in the Christian Tradition. 

 

Details: Lanham: University Press of America.

 

Comment: A collection of six essays published in the year of the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of the first edition of Dooyeweerd's De Wijsbegeerte der Wetsidee:

  1. Wolters, Albert, M. 'The Intellectual Milieu of Herman Dooyeweerd'.
  2. Olthius, James, H. 'Dooyeweerd on Faith and Religion'.
  3. Seerveld, Calvin, G. 'Dooyeweerd's Legacy for Aesthetics: Modal Law Theory'.
  4. McIntire, C.T. 'Dooyeweerd's Philosophy of History'.
  5. Marshall, Paul. 'Dooyeweerd's Empirical Theory of Rights'.
  6. Hart, Hendrik. 'Dooyeweerd's Gegenstand Theory of Theory'.

Fortman, W. F. de Gaay, et al (ed.). 1965: Philosophy and Christianity: Philosophical Essays Dedicated to Professor Dr. Herman Dooyeweerd.

 

Details: Kampen: Kok; Amsterdam: North-Holland Publishing.

 

Comment: A collection of 29 essays to celebrate Dooyeweerd's 70th birthday, and newly acquired status of emeritus Professor of the Faculty of Law. The 15 English language articles are as follows:

  • Loen, A.E. Article 2: 'The University'.
  • Stoker, H.G. Article 4: 'Outlines of a Deontology of Scientific Method'.
  • Verburg, P.A. Article 5: 'Delosis and Clarity'.
  • Hughes, P.E. Article 8: 'A Key to the Enigmas of the World?'.
  • Van Peursen, C.A. Article 9: 'Does "Meaning" Makes Sense?'.
  • Brummer, V. Article 10: 'The Dilemma of a Christian Philosophy'.
  • Glastra van Loon, J.F. Article 11: 'Self-defeating Utterences and the Conditionality of Truth'.
  • Seerveld, C.G. Article 12: 'Dooyeweerd's Contribution to the Historiography of Philosophy'.
  • Robbers, H. (S.J.). Article 13: 'Christian Philosophy in Clement of Alexandria'.
  • Louet Feisser, J.J. Article 14: 'Kant Without End? The Critique of Kant in the Work of Dooyeweerd'.
  • Kelsen, H. Article 16: 'Law and Logic'.
  • Dengerink, J.D. Article 24: 'Hauriou and Dooyeweerd'.
  • Van Dijk, W.K. Article 25: 'Neurosis and Religion'.
  • Duyvene de Wit, J.J. Article 28: 'The Impact of Herman Dooyeweerd's Christian Philosophy upon Present Day Biological Thought'.
  • Van Melsen, A.G.M. Article 29: 'A Critical Examination of the Autonomy of Science'.

Other Articles: 

 

The Association for Reformational Philosophy has a biannual journal, Philosophia Reformata. There is an article index available online here.

 

Steve Bishop also has provided online article indexes for prominent Dooyeweerdian authors: Roy Clouser, Al Wolters, Danie Strauss, Bruce Wearne, and Richard Russell. In some cases the articles themselves have been provided.

Andrew Basden has more information on books and articles (including many relating to the philosophy of technology, and information systems) on his page 'Bibliography Relating to Dooyeweerd's Thinking'.

© 2005 Paul Robinson & Steve Bishop