David Charles (philosopher)
David Owain Maurice Charles, FLSW (September 1947 – 12 August 2026) was a British philosopher, who was a professor of philosophy and classics at Yale University.[1] He has previously been Colin Prestige Fellow,[2] and Professor of Philosophy at Oriel College, Oxford, and CUF Lecturer in Philosophy, Faculty of Philosophy, Oxford University, and has been a visiting professor at the University of California at Los Angeles and at Rutgers University, New Jersey.
Life and career
Charles held a doctorate (D.Phil.) in philosophy from Oxford University. His research interests were in issues concerning meaning, definition and practical skill and interconnections between philosophy and psychiatry. He has published on Greek philosophy and on contemporary philosophy of mind and metaphysics.
He was elected a Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales in 2012.[3]
Publications
- Aristotle's Philosophy of Action (1984)
- (co-editor with Kathleen Lennon) Reduction, Explanation and Realism (1992)
- (co-editor with Theodore Scaltsas and Mary Louise Gill) Unity, Identity and Explanation in Aristotle’s Metaphysics (1994)
- Aristotle on Meaning and Essence (2000)
- (co-editor with Michael Frede) Aristotle’s Metaphysics Book Lambda, (2000)
- (co-editor with William Child) Wittgensteinian themes: essays in honour of David Pears (2001)
- (editor) Definition in Greek Philosophy (2010)
References
- ↑ http://philosophy.yale.edu
- ↑ Oriel College official website
- ↑ Wales, The Learned Society of. "David Charles". The Learned Society of Wales. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ↑ "In Memoriam: David Charles (1947–2026)". Leiter Reports. 13 August 2026. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
- ↑ "Tribute to Prof. David Charles". Yale Faculty of Arts and Sciences. 18 August 2026. Retrieved 23 August 2026.
- 1947 births
- 2026 deaths
- Fellows of Oriel College, Oxford
- British scholars of ancient Greek philosophy
- Aristotle scholars
- British philosophers of mind
- British metaphysicians
- Philosophers of psychology
- Welsh philosophers
- 20th-century British philosophers
- 20th-century Welsh writers
- 20th-century Welsh male writers
- 21st-century British philosophers
- 21st-century Welsh writers
- Fellows of the Learned Society of Wales
- British philosopher stubs