"Hegel's Theory of Positivity: An Application to Two Quaker Sects"
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of the single volume manuscript of an academic paper by Mark Webster for the Haverford College department of sociology. The paper applies Hegel's theory of positivist Christian religions to two sects of Quakers, which Webster calls the Evangelical Friends and the Liberal Friends, and which Webster sees as the two least positivist Quaker groups. In the paper, Webster describes Hegel's theory of positivity, examines the history of Quakers through this theory, applies the theory to the two Quaker sects, and examines how different degrees of positivity in the two groups affected their reactions to the Vietnam War.
Dates
- Creation: 1984
Creator
- Webster, Mark (Person)
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
Use Restrictions
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Biographical Note
Mark Webster is a structural engineer in Boston. He has written and lectured on topics such as the practical measures structural engineers can take to improve the environmental performance of their designs and the life-cycle environmental impact of building structural systems. He was a founding member and Secretary of the Structural Engineering Institute’s Sustainability Committee and is former Chair of the United States Green Building Council Materials & Resources Technical Advisory Group. He received a bachelor's of the arts from Haverford College and bachelor's of science and master's of science from the University of California, Berkeley.
Extent
0.03 linear ft. (1 volume)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Mark Webster's academic paper applies Hegel's theory of positivist Christian religions to two sects of Quakers, which Webster calls the Evangelical Friends and the Liberal Friends, and which Webster sees as the two least positivist Quaker groups. In the paper, Webster describes Hegel's theory of positivity, examines the history of Quakers through this theory, applies the theory to the two Quaker sects, and examines how different degrees of positivity in the two groups affected their reactions to the Vietnam War.
Acquisition
Unknown.
Processing Information
Processed by Kara Flynn; completed October, 2015.
Subject
- Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich (Person)
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- "Hegel's Theory of Positivity: An Application to Two Quaker Sects," 1984
- Author
- Kara Flynn
- Date
- October, 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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