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TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1.) Farewell to Descartes -- 2.) The soul of William James -- 3.) Modern man's disintegration and the Egyptian Ka -- 4.) The four phases of speech -- 5.) The quadrilateral of human logic -- 6.) The twelve tones of the spirit -- 7.) Heraclitus to Parmenides -- 8.) Teaching too late, learning too early -- 9.) When the four Gospels were written -- 10.) Tribalism -- 11.) Polybius; or, The reproduction of government -- 12.) Immigration of the spirit -- 13.) Metanoia: to think anew -- * APPENDIX: A.) Diagrams of the Ka -- B.) Biography of Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy -- C.) Bibliography: works of Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy . . . . . . . . . . . . Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy (1888-1973) was a sociologist and social philosopher who, along with his close friend Franz Rosenzweig, and Ferdinand Ebner and Martin Buber, was a major exponent of speech thinking or dialogicism. The central insight of speech thinking is that speech or language is not merely, or even primarily, a descriptive act, but a responsive and creative act, which is the basis of our social existence. The greater part of Rosenstock-Huessy's work was devoted to demonstrating how speech/language, through its unpredictable fecundity, expands our powers and, through its inescapably historical forming character, also binds them. Born in Berlin, Germany into a non-observant Jewish family, he converted to Christianity in his late teens. He met and married Margrit Hussy in 1914. Rosenstock-Huessy served as an officer in the German army during World War I. He then pursued an academic career in Germany as a specialist in medieval law, which was disrupted by the rise of Nazism. In 1933, after Adolf Hitler became Chancellor of Germany, he immigrated to the United States where he began a new acade I Am an Impure Thinker, a collection of essays, is a book one can read as an introduction to Rosenstock-Huessy's thought. He is an "impure thinker" because he refuses to stay within any of the bounds set by academic tradition. He is also impure because he believes that thought must be accompanied by passionate convictions and engagement, that sterile intellect is a disease. The editors have selected the essays to reflect the author's diversity. The selection is from Rosenstock-Huessy's unpublished writings, with the exception of Chapters 1 and 11. While apparently unrelated, the essays nevertheless have an underlying unity, which runs through his discussion of the concepts of William James, the Gospels, the Egyptian symbol of Ka, and other uncommon sources. Together the essays contribute to the discovery of a post-theological language. This book is an answer to Dietrich Bonhoeffer's How can we speak of God to modern man who "has come of age?" Eberhardt Bethge, Bonhoeffer's close friend, editor, and biographer "Rosenstock-Huessy refuses to do anything in the usual way. But you may well turn yourself over to him. Behind everything stands the committed responsibility of a great teacher who opens our eyes." Farewell To Descartes.--the Soul Of William James.--modern Man's Disintegration And The Egyptian Ka.--the Four Phases Of Speech.--the Quadrilateral Of Human Logic.--the Twelve Tones Of The Spirit.--heraclitus To Parmenides.--teaching Too Late, Learning Too Early.--when The Four Gospels Were Written.--tribalism.--polybius; Or, The Reproduction Of Government.--immigration Of The Spirit.--metanoia: To Think Anew.--bibliography: Works Of Eugen Rosenstock-huessy (p. [195]-196) Eugene Rosenstock-huessy ; Introduction By W.h. Auden. Farewell to Descartes. The soul of William James. Modern man's disintegration and the Egyptian Ka. The four phases of speech. The quadrilateral of human logic. The twelve tones of the spirit. Heraclitus to Parmenides. Teaching too late, learning too early. When the four Gospels were written. Tribalism. Polybius; or, The reproduction of government. Immigration of the spirit. Metanoia: to think anew. Bibliography: works of Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy (p. [195]-196)