About Richard J. Blackwell
Lived 1929 – 2021 (aged 92). Richard J. Blackwell was a philosopher and university teacher.
Richard Joseph Blackwell (July 31, 1929 – October 10, 2021) was an American philosopher and professor emeritus of philosophy at Saint Louis University, where he held the Danforth Chair in the Humanities.
His PhD thesis (1954) was on Aristotle under the supervision of Leonard J. Eslick.
Selected publications Galileo, Bellarmine, and the Bible (University of Notre Dame Press; 1991) According to Google Scholar, it has been cited 200 times. Translation of Tommaso Campanella's A Defense of Galileo (University of Notre Dame Press; 1994)
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Who was Richard J. Blackwell?
American philosopher
When was Richard J. Blackwell born?
Richard J. Blackwell was born on 31 July 1929 in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Richard J. Blackwell died on 10 October 2021 in St. Louis, Missouri.
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Richard J. Blackwell was a philosopher and university teacher.
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