William S. Hatcher

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William S. Hatcher (* 20th September 1935 in Charlotte , North Carolina ; † 27. November 2005 ) was an American mathematician , philosopher and Bahai - theologian .

Life

Hatcher earned a bachelor's and master's degree from Vanderbilt University and a doctorate in mathematics from the University of Neuchâtel . He was a professor at several universities in North America and Europe . In the Encyclopédie Philosophique Universelle he is listed as one of the eight greatest philosophers of Platonism in the second half of the 20th century. On his passing, the Universal House of Justice noted : "The Baha'i world has lost one of its brightest minds, one of its most fruitful authors".

Works

Philosophy and Baha'i Theology

  • Epistemological Implications of the Gradated Claims to Divine Authority in the Bahá'í Writings . In: The Journal of Bahá'í Studies . tape 17 , 2007.
  • Reflections on Infallibility . In: The Journal of Bahá'í Studies . tape 17 , 2007.
  • Love, Power, and Justice . US Bahá'í Publishing Trust, Wilmette 2002, ISBN 978-0-87743-289-0 .
  • Minimalism: A Bridge between Classical Philosophy and the Bahá'í Revelation . Juxta Publishing, Hong Kong 2002, ISBN 988-97451-2-7 ( free book as PDF from the publisher's website ).
  • The Bahá'í Faith. The Emerging Global Religion . US Bahá'í Publishing Trust, Wilmette 2002, ISBN 978-1-931847-06-3 .
  • with John Hatcher: The Law of Love Enshrined . George Ronald Publisher, Oxford 1995, ISBN 978-0-85398-405-4 .
  • Logic and Logos. Essays on Science, Religion and Philosophy . George Ronald Publisher, Oxford 1990, ISBN 978-0-85398-298-2 .
  • Scholarship. A Bahá'í Perspective . In: The Journal of Bahá'í Studies . tape 1,2 , 1988.
  • The Concept of Spirituality . Association for Bahá'í Studies, Ottawa 1982.
  • The Science of Religion . Association for Bahá'í Studies, Ottawa 1980, ISBN 0-920904-07-6 .

mathematics

  • The Logical Foundations of Mathematics . Pergamon Press, Oxford, New York 1982, ISBN 0-08-025800-X .
  • with Stephen L. Whitney: Absolute Algebra . BSB Teubner Verlagsgesellschaft, Leipzig 1978.
  • Foundations of Mathematics . WB Saunders Company, Philadelphia 1968.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Original English "The Baha'i world has lost one of its brightest minds, one of its most prolific pens" in Bahá'í World News Service (Ed.): Prolific author hailed for his penetrating insights . 2005.
personal data
SURNAME Hatcher, William S.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American mathematician, philosopher, and Baha'i theologian
DATE OF BIRTH September 20, 1935
PLACE OF BIRTH Charlotte , North Carolina
DATE OF DEATH November 27, 2005