Halbert Hains Britan
Halbert Hains Britan (October 8, 1874 – August 5, 1945) was an American philosopher.
Halbert Hains Britan was born on October 8, 1874, in Bethlehem, Indiana.[1] He received a Bachelor of Arts from Hanover College in 1898 and a doctorate in philosophy from Yale University in 1902. His dissertation was titled Ethics and Aesthetics: Their Relation in Pre-Kantian Philosophy.[2]
Beginning in 1905, Britan taught philosophy at Bates College. He retired in 1942.[3]
His first published work was a translation of Baruch Spinoza's Principia philosophiae cartesianae from Latin.[4][5]
On February 11, 1921, Britan gave a lecture titled "On Falling in Love" at Bates. The lecture was published in the Lewiston Evening Journal, reprinted in The Boston Globe, and then reprinted widely in other newspapers across the United States.[6]
He died on August 5, 1945, in Lewiston, Maine.[3][7]
Works
Books
- The Philosophy of Music: A Comparative Investigation into the Principles of Musical Aesthetics (New York: Longmans, Green, & Co, 1911)[8]
- The Affective Consciousness (New York: Macmillan, 1931)[9]
Journal articles
- "Music and Morality". International Journal of Ethics. 15 (1): 48–63. 1904. doi:10.1086/intejethi.15.1.2375826. ISSN 1526-422X. JSTOR 2375826.
- "The Power of Music". The Journal of Philosophy. 5 (13): 352–357. 1908. doi:10.2307/2011756. ISSN 0160-9335. JSTOR 2011756.
References
- ↑ Who Was Who Among North American Authors, 1921–1939. Gale. 1976. p. 212. ISBN 978-0-8103-1041-4.
- ↑ Doctors of Philosophy of Yale University with the Titles of Their Dissertations, 1861–1915. p. 178. OCLC 614038098.
- 1 2 "Dr. Halbert H. Britan: Retired Bates Professor Dies After Short Illness". Sun Journal. August 6, 1945. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Dr. Halbert Britan's New Book Will Be Off Press This Month". Portland Press Herald. December 13, 1931. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Britan, Halbert Hains". Who's Who in New England. Chicago: A. N. Marquis. 1916. p. 161.
- ↑ Burns, Jay (February 13, 2025). "Love, actually? Bates students revisit a 1920s professor's take on romance". Bates College. Retrieved May 24, 2026.
- ↑ "Dr. Halbert H. Britan; Professor Emeritus of Bates Was on Faculty Since 1905". The New York Times. August 6, 1945. ISSN 0362-4331.
- ↑ Reviews of The Philosophy of Music:
- Block, Louis James (October 16, 1911). "The Message of Music". The Dial. 51 (608): 293–294.
- Alexander, H. B. (1912). "Review of The Philosophy of Music". The Journal of Philosophy. 9 (11): 305–306. doi:10.2307/2013108. ISSN 0160-9335. JSTOR 2013108.
- Prout, F. R. (July 1912). "Review of The Philosophy of Music: A Comparative Investigation into the Principles of Musical Aesthetics". The Philosophical Review. 21 (4): 482. doi:10.2307/2177265. JSTOR 2177265.
- ↑ Collins, M. (October 1933). "Review of The Affective Consciousness". Philosophy. 8 (32): 492. doi:10.1017/S0031819100045745. ISSN 0031-8191.