Howard Kahane
Howard Kahane (born April 19, 1928 in Cleveland , † May 2, 2001 in Mill Valley , California ) was an American mathematical logician and philosopher.
Kahane graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles , with a bachelor's degree in 1954 and a master's degree in 1958, and received his doctorate in 1962 from the University of Pennsylvania . He taught at Whitman College, the University of Kansas, American University and the University of Maryland before becoming a professor at Bernard M. Baruch College in New York City.
He is best known for his 1971 book Logic and Contemporary Rhetoric . It stands for a move away from formal logic to informal logic or critical thinking and was subject to many editions. He had previously published a classic textbook on logic in 1969, but, under the influence of the Vietnam War, advocated a logic that was more relevant for daily practice. For false conclusions, he took examples from daily newspaper reading, advertising, school books, political speeches and the media and expanded the types of false conclusions. After his death, Nancy M. Cavender, with whom he also lived, took over the new editions.
He had a daughter.
Fonts
- Six Inductive Problems. Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Pennsylvania 1962
- Logic and Philosophy: A Modern Introduction, Wadsworth Publishing Company, 1969, 12th edition 2012
- Logic and Contemporary Rhetoric: The Use of Reason in Everyday Life, Wadsworth Publishing Company, 1971, 12th edition 2014
- Contract Ethics: Evolutionary Biology and the Moral Sentiments, Rowman & Littlefield, 1995
Web links
- Paul Lewis, Howard Kahane, 73, Philosopher Who Advanced a School of Logic , New York Times obituary, May 22, 2001
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kahane, Howard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American philosopher and logician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 19, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cleveland |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 2, 2001 |
| Place of death | Mill Valley |