Wilmon Henry Sheldon

Wilmon Henry Sheldon (also Wilmon H. Sheldon , born April 4, 1875 in Newton , Middlesex County , Massachusetts , † February 26, 1980 in Rutland , Rutland County , Vermont ) was an American philosopher .

Life

Family and education

Wilmon Henry Sheldon, son of Henry Newton Sheldon and his wife Clara Phelps Morse Sheldon, from Newton in Middlesex County , Massachusetts, turned to studying philosophy with William James , Josiah Royce and George after attending public schools Santayana at Harvard University , where he acquired a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1895 , and a Master of Arts degree in the following year , and in 1899 received his doctorate as a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D.) .

The staunch supporter of the Democrats Wilmon Henry Sheldon married on June 12, 1903 , Elizabeth Franc Dunham, who was born in Richmond , Indiana . Sheldon, who lived in Hanover , New Hampshire for many years , died in late February 1980 at the old age of 104. He found his final resting place on the Central Burying Ground in Hamden , Connecticut .

Professional background

Following his graduation Wilmon Henry Sheldon took up a position as Assistant in Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin in 1901 he transferred to the function of a Lecturer in Philosophy at the Columbia University of New York City . In 1905 he twisted to Princeton in the state of New Jersey , where he attended the local university for Preceptor was appointed at the Department of Philosophy. In 1909 Sheldon followed a call from Dartmouth College , where he was entrusted with the position of Professor of Philosophy . In 1920 he was engaged in the same capacity at Yale University , where he was also head of the Department of Philosophy from 1923 to 1926, in 1936 he was appointed Sheldon Clark Professor , and in 1943 he was solemnly retired . He was then awarded a fellowship from Silliman College in 1940 and continued his academic work until he was 90.

Wilmon Henry Sheldon, who was inspired by metaphysics and focused in his scientific work in particular on process philosophy and development philosophy , was a member of the American Philosophical Association , where he was President of the Eastern Division from 1921 to 1922 .

Publications (selection)

• The identity of the theoretical and practical attitudes, Thesis (Ph. D.) - Harvard University, 1899
• Strife of systems and productive duality; an essay in philosophy, Harvard University Press; [etc., etc.], Cambridge, 1918
• America's progressive philosophy, in: Powell lectures on philosophy at Indiana University, Yale University Press, New Haven, H. Milford, Oxford University Press, London, 1942
• Process and polarity, in: Woodbridge lectures, no. 1., Columbia University Press, New York, 1944
• Professor Maritain on philosophical co-operation, St. Louis University, St. Louis, Mon., 1945
• God and polarity: a synthesis of philosophies, Yale University Press, New Haven, 1954
• Rational religion: the philosophy of Christian love, Philosophical Library, New York, 1962
• Agapology; the rational love-philosophy guide of life, Christopher Pub. House, Boston, 1965
• Woman's mission to humanity, Christopher Pub. House, Boston, 1968
• The young offer a new step: the hidden meaning in today's youthful rebellion, Christopher Pub. House, North Quincy, Mass., 1970

literature

• Harvard University: Report of the President of Harvard College and reports of departments, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., 1920, p. 208.
• Joseph Patrick Blickensderfer: The United States quarterly book review. : volume X, Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, NJ, 1954, p. 358.
• Dale Maurice Riepe: The philosophy of India and its impact on American thought, in: American lecture series, no.772. American lectures in philosophy, Thomas, Springfield, Ill., 1970, p. 203.
• Who was who in America. : volume V, 1969-1973 with world notables , Marquis Who's Who, New Providence, NJ, 1973, pp. 656, 657.
• Nicholas Rescher : Process metaphysics: an introduction to process philosophy, in: SUNY series in philosophy, State University of New York Press, Albany, 1996, ISBN 978-0-7914-2817-7 , pp. 23-24.
• John R. Shook, Richard T. Hull, et al .: The dictionary of modern American philosophers / Vol. IV, RZ, Thoemmes, Bristol, 2005, pp. 2205-2208.
• John T Blackmore, R. Itagaki, S Tanaka: Ernst Mach's Vienna, 1895-1930, or, Phenomenalism as philosophy of science, in: Boston studies in the philosophy of science, v. 218., Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, Boston, 2001, p. 334.

Web links

• Wilmon Henry Sheldon in the database of Find a Grave (English)