Professor Emeritus of Philosophy & Comparative Literature
Penn State Deleware County
(610) 892-1424
Education
B.A., University of Chicago
M.A., University of Chicago
Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
Professional Bio
Areas of Specialization
- Value inquiry
- Social and political philosophy
- Aesthetics
- Philosophy of the Enlightenment
Recent Courses
- PHIL 9: Philosophy, Race, and Diversity
- PHIL 435: The Interrelation of Science, Philosophy, and Religion
Recent Publications
- Criticism and Theory in the Arts (Paris, France: Parnassus Publications, 1963), 4 + 81 pp., 8 chs. 2nd printing 1968.
- A Casebook on the Declaration of Independence (New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1967), 11 + 289 pp., 26 chs. Illustrated. 2nd printing 1971.
- The Critique of War: Contemporary Philosophical Explorations (Chicago: Henry Regnery Company, 1969), 24 + 360 pp., 18 chs. 2nd printing 1970.
- Welcome to Philosophy! A Handbook for Students (San Francisco: Freeman, Cooper & Company, 1977), 176 pp.
- Gustav Vigeland: A Case Study in Art and Culture (Notre Dame, IN: The Foundations Press, 1984), 6 + 85 pp. Illustrated.
- The Philosopher as Writer: The Eighteenth Century (Selinsgrove, PA: Susquehanna University Press; Toronto, Canada: Associated University Presses; London, England, UK: Associated University Presses, 1987), 245 pp., 9 Chs.