Maurice Mandelbaum
American philosopher
About Maurice Mandelbaum
Lived 1908 – 1987 (aged 78–79). Maurice Mandelbaum was an American philosopher, university teacher and opinion journalist.
Maurice Mandelbaum (December 9, 1908, Chicago – January 1, 1987, Hanover, New Hampshire) was an American philosopher and phenomenologist. He was professor of philosophy at Johns Hopkins University with stints at Dartmouth College and Swarthmore College. and the history of ideas.
Works He wrote many books, including: The Problem of Historical Knowledge, 1938 The Phenomenology of Moral Experience, 1955 Philosophy, Science and Sense Perception, 1964 History, Man, and Reason: A study in Nineteenth Century Thought, 1971 The Anatomy of Historical Knowledge, 1977 Philosophy, History, and the Sciences, 1984
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Who was Maurice Mandelbaum?
American philosopher (1908–1987)
When was Maurice Mandelbaum born?
Maurice Mandelbaum was born on 9 December 1908 in Chicago.
When did Maurice Mandelbaum die?
Maurice Mandelbaum died in 1987 in Hanover (NH).
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Maurice Mandelbaum was a philosopher, university teacher and opinion journalist.
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Maurice Mandelbaum was American.
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