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Binkley, Luther John was born on October 7, 1925 in Wernersville, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Harry Garfield and Jennie Theresa (Yoder) Binkley.
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Conflict of Ideals: Changing Values in Western Society
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This book is an introduction to, and an exploration in detail of, major Western value systems. These systems - Marxism, Psychoanalytic Humanism, Existentialism, New Morality, "Death of God" Theology, and Analytic Philosophy - deal with the search for satisfactory value commitments based on insights gleaned from the social sciences, the humanities, philosophy, and religion. The first chapter surveys the moral climate of our century in order to show how the relativism and pragmatism of the early decades of the twentieth century have modified present day moral positions. The body of the book is then concerned with exploring in some detail the leading competing systems of values in the present Western world. In the final chapter the author shows how contemporary analytical philosophy can be relevant to one who is seeking to choose between conflicting ideals of life. Each chapter expounds the basic philosophies of the writers considered and raises central evaluative questions in order to help the reader think through the issues for himself.
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Luther John Binkley
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AB, Franklin and Marshall College, 1945. Bachelor's Degree, Lancaster Seminary, Pennsylvania, 1947. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1950.
Career
Instructor philosophy Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, 1949-1951, assistant professor, 1951-1956, associate professor, 1956-1962, professor, 1962-1991, professor emeritus, since 1991, chairman department, 1962-1974, director humanities program, 1972-1974. Visiting fellow Cambridge (England) University, 1959-1960, Princeton (New Jersey) University, 1967, 69. Adjunct professor Temple University, Philadelphia, 1965-1983, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, 1975-1988.
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Conflict of Ideals: Changing Values in Western Society
(This book is an introduction to, and an exploration in de...)
- The Mercersburg theology; (Franklin and Marshall College studies)
- Conflict of Ideals: Changing Values in Western Society
- Contemporary ethical Theories
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Conflict of Ideals: Changing Values in Western Society
Membership
Member Public Council for Humanities in Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1975-1979. Member institutional ethics committee Lancaster Regional Medical Center, since 1985. Member institutional review board Lancaster General Hospital, 1988-2005, member cmty advisory board Penn State Ambulatory Research Network.
Member American Association of University Professors (president Franklin and Marshall chapter 1962-1963, 50 Year Service award 2000), American Philosophical Association, Philosophical Society for Study Sport (president 1977-1978), Hershey Country Club, Lancaster Torch Club (president 1956-1957, Silver award 1999), Phi Beta Kappa (president Theta chapter Pennsylvania 1970-1971).
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Married Betty Jane Bowman, June 5, 1964.
