About John Edwin Smith
Lived 1921 – 2009 (aged 88). John Edwin Smith was an American philosopher and academic.
John Edwin Smith (May 27, 1921 - December 7, 2009) was an American philosopher and Clark Professor of Philosophy at Yale University. He served as president of the American Philosophical Society, Eastern Division, the American Theological Society, the Metaphysical Society of America, the Hegel Society of America (1970–1972) and the C.S. Peirce Society.
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American philosopher
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John Edwin Smith was born on 27 May 1921.
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John Edwin Smith died on 7 December 2009.
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John Edwin Smith was a philosopher and academic.
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