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Frederic Tamler Sommers (January 1, 1923 October 2, 2014), better known as Fred Sommers, was an American philosopher who, after an initial focus on ontology generally, turned his attention specifically to a revival of classical logic. He is the father of the philosopher Tamler Sommers.

Fred Sommers
Born
Frederic Tamler Sommers

January 1, 1923
DiedOctober 2, 2014(2014-10-02) (aged 91)
Other namesFred Sommers
Alma materColumbia University
SpouseChristina Hoff Sommers

Birth and education


Sommers was born in New York City on January 1, 1923.[1] His family was Jewish and he studied under Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik in the 1950s.[2] He received his BA and PhD in philosophy at Columbia University, his dissertation being entitled An Empiricist Ontology: A Study in the Metaphysics of Alfred North Whitehead.[1]


Career


Sommers began his academic career at Columbia University,[3] where he was assistant professor of philosophy from 1955 to 1963. He was invited to Brandeis University in 1964 as an associate professor of philosophy and was promoted to full professor in 1966.[1] From 1965 until his retirement, he held the Harry Austryn Wolfson Chair of Philosophy; from 1993 until his death he was Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Brandeis. He died aged 91 in 2014.[4]


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Notes


  1. The Dictionary Of Modern American Philosophers, Thoemmes, 2005, p. 2281.
  2. "COVID-19, Haredi Jewry, and 'Magical' Thinking". Tabletmag.com. April 5, 2020. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  3. The Old New Logic: Essays on the Philosophy of Fred Sommers, MIT Press 2005, p. 1.
  4. In Memoriam: Fred Sommers (1923-2014)

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