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**John J. Compton**
John J. Compton
Born	May 17, 1928; Chicago Illinois
Died	January 18, 2014 (aged 85)
Education	Yale University (PhD, 1953), College of Wooster (BA, 1949)
Era	21st-century philosophy
Region	Western philosophy
Institutions	Vanderbilt University

John Joseph Compton (May 17, 1928 – January 18, 2014) was an American philosopher and Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt University (retired in 1998). Compton was a president of the Metaphysical Society of America (1979). He was the son of Arthur Compton.^[1]

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^ Patterson, Jim. "John Compton, charter faculty member of Vanderbilt philosophy department, has died". Vanderbilt University.

[1] Patterson, Jim. "John Compton, charter faculty member of Vanderbilt philosophy department, has died". Vanderbilt University.

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John J. Compton
Born	May 17, 1928 Chicago Illinois
Died	January 18, 2014 (aged 85)
Education	Yale University (PhD, 1953), College of Wooster (BA, 1949)

Era	21st-century philosophy
Region	Western philosophy
Institutions	Vanderbilt University

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