ABSTRACT

In this chapter, the author talks about the religious implications of literary and philosophical texts of Morris (Raphael) Cohen. He was born at Minsk, Russia, in 1880. He came to the United States in 1892. His long career as a teacher at the College of the City of New York began in 1902. At first he taught mathematics, but from 1912 until his retirement in 1938 he served as a professor of philosophy. After his retirement, he taught philosophy at the University of Chicago. He died in 1947. His books include Reason and Nature, Law and the Social Order, An Introduction to Logic and Scientific Method, A Preface to Logic, The Faith of a Liberal, The Meaning of Human History, and A Dreamer's journey: The Autobiography of Morris Raphael Cohen. The faith of a Liberal is reprinted from the substance of the essay appeared originally as a contribution to the symposium volume.