Israel Scheffler

Israel Scheffler
Born November 25, 1923
Died February 16, 2014 (aged 90)
Era Contemporary philosophy
Region Western philosophy
Main interests
Science
Education

Israel Scheffler (November 25, 1923 - February 16, 2014[1]) was an American philosopher of science and of education. He held B.A. and M.A. degrees in psychology from Brooklyn College, an M.H.L. and a D.H.L.(hon.) from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America.[2] He defended his doctoral thesis, "On quotation", at the University of Pennsylvania in 1952, where he studied with Nelson Goodman[3] and began teaching that year at Harvard University, where he spent his career. He retired in 1992.[4] His main interests lay in the philosophical interpretation of language, symbolism, science and education. He was a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a founding member of the National Academy of Education and a past president of both the Philosophy of Science Association and the Charles S. Peirce Society.[2]


Publications

His works have been translated from English into French, German, Italian, Spanish, Hebrew, Chinese, Japanese and Persian.[5]

Books

Autobiography

References

  1. "ISRAEL SCHEFFLER Ph.D.". The Boston Globe. 18 February 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Department of Philosophy. Professor Emeritus Israel Scheffler. The Harvard University Website, retrieved October 18, 2010
  3. On quotation. WorldCat.Org, retrieved April 23, 2010
  4. Siegel, Harvey, and Israel Scheffler. Reason and Education: Essays in Honor of Israel Scheffler. Dordrecht [Netherlands]: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1997.
  5. Scheffler Israel's 'Books'. WorldCat.Org, retrieved April 23, 2010