John Mueller Anderson

John Mueller Anderson (July 29, 1914 – December 3, 1999) was an American philosopher.[1] He was known for his expertise on post-Kantian philosophy, philosophy of art and logic.[2][3][4] Anderson was Evan Pugh Professor of Philosophy at the Pennsylvania State University.[5]

John Mueller Anderson
Born(1914-07-29)29 July 1914
Died3 December 1999(1999-12-03) (aged 85)
EducationUniversity of California, Berkeley (Ph.D.)
University of Illinois (B.A. and M.A.)
Era21st-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolContinental
InstitutionsPennsylvania State University
Thesis1939

Early life and education

Anderson received a Bachelor of Arts (1935) and a Master of Arts (1936) from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign and a Doctor of Philosophy (1939) at the University of California, Berkeley.


Books
  • Discourse on thinking
  • Natural deduction :the logical basis of axiom systems
  • The individual and the new world
  • The realm of art
  • The Truth of Freedom: An Essay on Mankind
  • Industrial management
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References
  1. "obituaries". www.psu.edu. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  2. Kalish, Donald (June 1964). "John M. Anderson and Henry W. JohnstoneJr., Natural deduction. The logical basis of axiom systems. Wadsworth Publishing Company, Inc., Belmont, California, 1962, xii + 418 pp". The Journal of Symbolic Logic. 29 (2): 93–94. doi:10.2307/2270418. ISSN 0022-4812. JSTOR 2270418.
  3. Welch, Cyril (June 1968). "The Realm of Art. By John M. Anderson, The Pennsylvania State University Press, University Park and London. 1967. Pp. xiv & 190. $8.75 or 70s". Dialogue: Canadian Philosophical Review. 7 (1): 122–125. doi:10.1017/S0012217300044486. ISSN 1759-0949.
  4. "The Truth of Freedom: An Essay on Mankind", by John M. Anderson (Book Review)". Southwestern Journal of Philosophy. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  5. "Evan Pugh Professors". Office of the Vice President for Research at Penn State, Neil A. Sharkey. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2019.


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