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Herman Dooyeweerd
Dooyeweerd, c. 1930
Born	(1894-11-07)7 November 1894 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died	12 February 1977(1977-02-12) (aged 82) Amsterdam, Netherlands

Philosophical work
Era	20th-century philosophy
Region	Western philosophy
School	Reformational philosophy, Continental philosophy, Neo-Calvinism
Notable ideas	Modal aspects,Meaning-oriented philosophy,Religious ground motive

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Herman Dooyeweerd, also spelled Herman Dooijeweerd (7 October 1894, Amsterdam – 12 February 1977, Amsterdam), was a professor of law and jurisprudence at the Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam from 1926 to 1965. He was also a philosopher and principal founder of Reformational philosophy^[a] (with his brother-in-law Dirk Vollenhoven^[b]), a significant development within the Neo-Calvinist (or Kuyperian) school of thought. Dooyeweerd made several contributions to philosophy and other academic disciplines concerning: the nature of diversity and coherence in everyday experience; the transcendental conditions for theoretical thought; the relationship between religion, philosophy, and scientific theory; and an understanding of meaning, being, time and self.

Dooyeweerd is most famous for his suite of fifteen aspects (or 'modalities', 'modal aspects', or 'modal law-spheres') of reality. These are distinct ways in which reality exists, has meaning, is experienced, and occurs. This suite of aspects is finding application in practical analysis, research and teaching in such diverse fields as built environment, sustainability, agriculture, business, information systems and development.^[8]

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