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'''Hubert R. G. Schwyzer''' (March 16, 1935 - June 22, 2006) was an American philosopher and a professor of philosophy at the [[University of California, Santa Barbara]]. He was known for his research on Kantian philosophy.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Saji |first1=Motohide |title=On the Division Between Reason and Unreason in Kant |journal=Human Studies |date=2009 |volume=32 |issue=2 |pages=201–223 |doi=10.1007/s10746-009-9119-z |url=https://philpapers.org/rec/SAJOTD-2}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Garver |first1=Newton |title=Hubert Schwyzer, The Unity of Understanding: A Study in Kantian Problems Reviewed By |journal=Philosophy in Review |date=1991 |volume=11 |issue=6 |pages=414–416 |url=https://philpapers.org/rec/GARHST}}</ref>
'''Hubert R. G. Schwyzer''' (March 16, 1935 - June 22, 2006) was an American philosopher and a professor of philosophy at the [[University of California, Santa Barbara]]. He was known for his research on Kantian philosophy.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Saji |first1=Motohide |title=On the Division Between Reason and Unreason in Kant |journal=Human Studies |date=2009 |volume=32 |issue=2 |pages=201–223 |doi=10.1007/s10746-009-9119-z |s2cid=146671908 |url=https://philpapers.org/rec/SAJOTD-2}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Garver |first1=Newton |author-link=Newton Garver |title=Hubert Schwyzer, The Unity of Understanding: A Study in Kantian Problems Reviewed By |journal=Philosophy in Review |date=1991 |volume=11 |issue=6 |pages=414–416 |url=https://philpapers.org/rec/GARHST}}</ref>


==Life==
==Life==
He was born in [[Vienna, Austria]], on March 16, 1935, to [[Georg Clemens Schwyzer]], a physician, and [[Elisabeth Schuh Schwyzer]]. The family was forced to leave Austria nine months after the [[Anschluss|annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany on 12 March 1938]]. Hubert grew up in England and attended a Jesuit boarding school before joining the Royal Air Force, where he served from 1953 to 1955. He received a degree in philosophy from [[Reading University]] in 1958. In 1959 he came to the United States for graduate study at the [[University of California at Berkeley]] and earned his doctorate in 1968. He taught at the [[University of Alberta]] for two years from 1963 to 1965, and then at [[University of California, Santa Barbara]] from 1965 until his retirement in 2002.
He was born in [[Vienna, Austria]], on March 16, 1935, to [[Georg Clemens Schwyzer]], a physician, and [[Elisabeth Schuh Schwyzer]]. The family was forced to leave Austria nine months after the [[Anschluss|annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany on 12 March 1938]]. Hubert grew up in England and attended a Jesuit boarding school before joining the Royal Air Force, where he served from 1953 to 1955. He received a degree in philosophy from [[Reading University]] in 1958. In 1959 he moved to the United States for graduate study at the [[University of California at Berkeley]], where he earned his doctorate in 1968. He taught at the [[University of Alberta]] for two years from 1963 to 1965, and then at [[University of California, Santa Barbara]] from 1965 until his retirement in 2002.
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Latest revision as of 14:23, 20 August 2023

Hubert Schwyzer
BornMarch 16, 1935
DiedJune 22, 2006(2006-06-22) (aged 71)
EducationUniversity of California at Berkeley (PhD)
Era21st-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Santa Barbara
ThesisThe Acquisition of Concepts and the Use of Language (1968)
Doctoral advisorBarry Stroud

Hubert R. G. Schwyzer (March 16, 1935 - June 22, 2006) was an American philosopher and a professor of philosophy at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He was known for his research on Kantian philosophy.[1][2]

Life[edit]

He was born in Vienna, Austria, on March 16, 1935, to Georg Clemens Schwyzer, a physician, and Elisabeth Schuh Schwyzer. The family was forced to leave Austria nine months after the annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany on 12 March 1938. Hubert grew up in England and attended a Jesuit boarding school before joining the Royal Air Force, where he served from 1953 to 1955. He received a degree in philosophy from Reading University in 1958. In 1959 he moved to the United States for graduate study at the University of California at Berkeley, where he earned his doctorate in 1968. He taught at the University of Alberta for two years from 1963 to 1965, and then at University of California, Santa Barbara from 1965 until his retirement in 2002. [3]

Family[edit]

He is the father of Hugo Schwyzer and Philip Schwyzer. His first wife, Alison Schwyzer was a professor of philosophy at Monterey Peninsula College.[4]

Books[edit]

  • The Unity of Understanding: A Study in Kantian Problems, Clarendon Press-Oxford 1990

References[edit]

  1. ^ Saji, Motohide (2009). "On the Division Between Reason and Unreason in Kant". Human Studies. 32 (2): 201–223. doi:10.1007/s10746-009-9119-z. S2CID 146671908.
  2. ^ Garver, Newton (1991). "Hubert Schwyzer, The Unity of Understanding: A Study in Kantian Problems Reviewed By". Philosophy in Review. 11 (6): 414–416.
  3. ^ "Hubert R. G. Schwyzer". senate.universityofcalifornia.edu.
  4. ^ Gable, Mona (26 March 2014). "The Hugo Problem Los Angeles Magazine". Los Angeles Magazine.


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