Richard J. Blackwell
Richard Blackwell | |
|---|---|
| Born | Richard Joseph Blackwell July 31, 1929 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | October 10, 2021 (aged 92) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Spouse | Rosemary Gallagher |
| Education | |
| Education | John Carroll University Saint Louis University (PhD, 1954) |
| Leonard J. Eslick | |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | Contemporary philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| Analytic philosophy | |
| Institutions | John Carroll University Saint Louis University |
Doctoral students | Gary Gutting |
Main interests | Philosophy of science History of science Science and religion |
Richard Joseph Blackwell (July 31, 1929 – October 10, 2021) was an American philosopher and professor emeritus of philosophy at Saint Louis University,[1] where he held the Danforth Chair in the Humanities.[2]
His research focused on the interactions between modern science and philosophy.[2][3]
His PhD thesis (1954) was on Aristotle under the supervision of Leonard J. Eslick.[2]
In 1999, the journal The Modern Schoolman published an issue in his honor.[2]
Selected publications
- Galileo, Bellarmine, and the Bible (University of Notre Dame Press; 1991) According to Google Scholar, it has been cited 200 times.[4]
- Translation of Tommaso Campanella's A Defense of Galileo (University of Notre Dame Press; 1994)
References
- ↑ Messerly, John (July 19, 2015). "Evolution and Philosophy: Things I Learned From Richard J. Blackwell". Reason and Meaning.
- 1 2 3 4 Richard H. Dees (1999). "Philosophy and Modern Science: The Legacy of Richard Blackwell". The Modern Schoolman: 99–106. doi:10.5840/schoolman1999762/317.
- ↑ "Richard "Dick" J. Blackwell Sr., Ph.D.: 1929-2021". Saint Louis University. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
- ↑ Google Scholar Author page, Accessed November 23, 2020