Jerome Borges Schneewind (May 17, 1930 – January 8, 2024) was an American scholar of the history of philosophy. Latterly he was a Professor of Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University.
J. B. Schneewind | |
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Born | Jerome Borges Schneewind May 17, 1930 Mount Vernon, New York, U.S. |
Died | January 8, 2024 | (aged 93)
Nationality | American |
Spouse(s) | Edith Levy (div.),[4] Elizabeth Hughes (d. 2021)[5] |
Children | 3 daughters |
Academic background | |
Education | Cornell University B.A. major in philosophy (1961) |
Alma mater | Princeton University M.A. (1953), Ph.D. (1957) |
Thesis | The Nature of McTaggart's Theory of Appearance |
Doctoral advisor | John W. Yolton[1] |
Other advisors | Max Black |
Influences | Kant, Richard Rorty[2] |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Philosopher |
Sub-discipline | Philosophy; Victorian literature; Victorian morality[3] |
Institutions | University of Pittsburgh (1964–1975), Hunter College (1975–1981), Johns Hopkins University (1981–2002) |
Jerome Borges Schneewind was born on May 17, 1930, in Mount Vernon, New York.[6]
Schneewind received his B.A. from Cornell University in 1951[6] and obtained his M.A. (1953) and Ph.D. (1957) from Princeton University.[6]
Schneewind was an Instructor in philosophy at the University of Chicago (1957–1960) and at Princeton University (1960–1961),[7] and he was a faculty member at Yale University (1961–1963), and the University of Pittsburgh (1964–1975).[8] At the latter he also served as Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences (1968–1973).[6][9] He then taught, and served as provost, at Hunter College CUNY (1975–1981).[10]
Schneewind was appointed at Johns Hopkins University's philosophy department in 1981[8] as professor of philosophy, retiring in 2002.[6] He was named professor emeritus in 2003.[10]
Schneewind held visiting positions at Leicester, Stanford, and Helsinki.[11] He also held Mellon, Guggenheim,[6] and NEH fellowships,[10][11] and spent 1992–1993 as a fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in Behavioral Sciences.[12]
Schneewind served as president of the Eastern Division of the American Philosophical Association (1995–1996)[8] and was elected as a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1996.[13] He was also Chair of the American Philosophical Association's Board of Officers from 1999 to 2002.[8]
Schneewind died on January 8, 2024, at the age of 93.[8][10]
Books authored
Books edited (a selection)
*For more complete publication details see; "J. B. Schneewind: Bibliography" (2009).[21]