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Walter J. Ong

Walter Jackson Ong was an American Jesuit priest, professor of English literature, cultural and religious historian and philosopher. His major interest was in exploring how the transition from orality to literacy influenced culture and changed human consciousness. In 1978 Ong served as elected president of the Modern Language Association of America.

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American philosopher and historian

Born 30 November 1912
Died 12 August 2003

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  • Cover of: Orality and Literacy

    First published in 1982 24 editions in 4 languages — 3 previewable Cover of edition oralityliteracyt0000ongw Cover of edition oralityliteracyn00ongw
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  • Cover of: Ramus and Talon Inventory: A Short-Title Inventory of the Published Works of Peter Ramus and Omer Talon in Their Orignal and in Their Variously Altered Forms

    First published in 1958 9 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The presence of the word: some prolegomena for cultural and religious history

    First published in 1967 8 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition presenceofwordso0000ongw Cover of edition presenceofwordso0000ongw_f1g3
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  • Cover of: The barbarian within: and other fugitive essays and studies.

    First published in 1962 8 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Knowledge and the future of man: an international symposium.

    First published in 1968 7 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Ramus, method, and the decay of dialogue: from the art of discourse to the art of reason

    First published in 1958 7 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Darwin's vision and Christian perspectives: [papers]

    First published in 1960 6 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: American Catholic crossroads: religious-secular encounters in the modern world

    First published in 1959 6 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Interfaces of the word: studies in the evolution of consciousness and culture

    First published in 1977 5 editions in 2 languages — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Frontiers in American Catholicism: essays on ideology and culture.

    First published in 1957 5 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Fighting for Life

    First published in 1981 4 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Rhetoric, romance, and technology: studies in the interaction of expression and culture

    First published in 1971 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Hopkins, the self, and God

    First published in 1986 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Language As Hermeneutic: A Primer on the Word and Digitization

    First published in 2018 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: In the human grain: further explorations of contemporary culture

    First published in 1967 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Fighting for life: contest, sexuality, and consciousness

    First published in 1981 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Faith and contexts

    First published in 1992 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: An Ong reader: challenges for further inquiry

    First published in 2002 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Faith and Contexts, Volume II

    First published in 1989 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Ramus: Method, and the Decay of Dialogue, from the Art of Discourse to the Art of Reason,

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American philosopher and historian

Born 30 November 1912
Died 12 August 2003
Subjects
Catholic Church, Consciousness, Language and languages, Literatur, Logic, Ramus, petrus, 1515-1572, Civilisation moderne et contemporaine, Communication écrite, History, History and criticism, Human beings, Intellectual life, Kultur, Langage et langues, Language and languages, philosophy, Life, Literature, Modern Civilization, Philosophie, Philosophy, Sociobiology, Taal, Theology, Tradition orale, Writing
Places
United States, England
People
Petrus Ramus (1515-1572), Charles Darwin (1809-1882), Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844-1889), Omer Talon (1510 (ca.)-1562), Omer Talon (ca. 1510-1562), Rodolphus Agricola (1443?-1485)
Time
1950-, 1946-, 19th century, 20th century

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Alternative names

  • Walter, S.J. Ong
  • S.J., Walter J. Ong
  • Walter J Ong
  • Walter Jackson Ong
  • Walter Ong
  • Ong, S.J., Walter
  • Ong, Walter Walter J.
  • Ong, Walter J. , Ed.
  • walter ong

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July 8, 2024 Edited by kathrinpassig removed redundant list of books from bio
July 8, 2024 Edited by kathrinpassig added dates of birth, death, VIAF, ISNI, Wikidata IDs
July 8, 2024 Edited by kathrinpassig merge authors
January 12, 2016 Edited by vijay varadharaj Bio, display picture
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import