John Edwin Smith
John Edwin Smith | |
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| Born | May 27, 1921 Brooklyn, New York City, U.S. |
| Died | December 7, 2009 (aged 88) Arlington, Virginia, U.S. |
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| Education | Columbia University (PhD, 1948) |
| Thesis | Royce's Social Infinite: An Analysis of the Theory of Interpretation and Community (1948) |
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| Era | Contemporary philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
School or tradition | Pragmatism [1] |
John Edwin Smith (May 27, 1921 - December 7, 2009) was an American philosopher and Clark Professor of Philosophy at Yale University. He served as president of the American Philosophical Society, Eastern Division, the American Theological Society, the Metaphysical Society of America, the Hegel Society of America (1970–1972) and the C.S. Peirce Society.[2][3][4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ Gorman, Zoe (January 11, 2010). "Smith, ever the philosopher". Yale Daily News. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
- ^ Fox, Margalit (December 23, 2009). "John Edwin Smith, Philosopher at Yale, Dies at 88". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
- ^ "In Memoriam: John Edwin Smith, Celebrated Philosopher and Editor | Yale News". news.yale.edu. January 15, 2010. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
- ^ "A Note in Memory of John Edwin Smith – Christopher P. Long". Retrieved July 2, 2025.
- ^ "John Edwin Smith". Oxford Reference. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
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