Wolfgang von Leyden

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Wolfgang Marius von Leyden was a German political philosopher who edited the letters of the 17th century empiricist, John Locke.[1] He was born in Berlin on 28th December, 1911 and received a broad humanistic education,[2] studying at German and Italian universities before coming to England in 1939. Throughout his career he studied the concepts of memory (Fernández 2006) and identity (McClure, 1996). From 1946 to 1977 he lectured at Durham University.[3] After retiring he continued part time at the London School of Economics. He died on the 4th September 2004, kind and modest to the last.[4]

Notes

  1. ^ John Locke Bibliography Home Page
  2. ^ Obituary, David Scott, The Independent- 24 October 2004
  3. ^ University of Durham, Senate: minutes of meeting held 26th October 2004- Vice Chancellor's Business Item 8(d)
  4. ^ Locke Studies: vol 5,2005 biographical article by E.J Lowe

Bibliography

  • John Locke: Essays on Nature (1954) OUP ISBN 0199254214
  • McClure,KM Judging Rights: Lockean politics and the limits of consent (1996) Cornell University Press ISBN 0801431115
  • Fernández, J The intentionality of memory Australasian Journal of Philosophy Vol 85iii pp1-28 (2006) ISSN: 0004-8402