William Pepperell Montague

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William Pepperell Montague (born November 11, 1873 in Chelsea , Massachusetts , † August 1, 1953 in New York City , New York ) was an American philosopher .

Montague taught as a professor at Columbia University since 1920 . Influenced by Josiah Royce and close to idealistic personalism, he became the leading exponent of American neo-realism . He tried to unite knowledge and belief in a "spiritualistic" and "animistic" materialism. In his opinion, philosophy has the task of shaping reality.

Works

  • The New Realism (1912)
  • The Way of Knowing or the Methods of Philosophy (1925)
  • The Ways of Things. A Philosophy of Knowledge, Nature and Value (1940)
personal data
SURNAME Montague, William Pepperell
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Montague, William P.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American philosopher
DATE OF BIRTH November 11, 1873
PLACE OF BIRTH Chelsea , Massachusetts
DATE OF DEATH August 1, 1953
Place of death New York City , New York