Frederick G. Weiss | |
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Born | 1939 |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | University of Virginia (M.A., PhD) |
Thesis | Hegel's Conception of Truth: An Interpretation and Criticism (1974) |
Doctoral advisor | W. H. Werkmeister |
Academic work | |
Era | Contemporary philosophy |
Region | Western philosophy |
School or tradition | German Idealism |
Institutions | Purdue University |
Frederick Gustav Weiss (born 1939) is a retired professor of philosophy at Purdue University. [1] He is one of the founding members of Hegel Society of America and the first editor of its journal The Owl of Minerva. [2]
Weiss received his education at Iona College and the University of Virginia. He received his M.A. from the University of Virginia in 1964 on "Hegel on Aristotle's de Anima:A Study in Interpretation" [3] and his PhD in 1974 on "Hegel's Conception of Truth:An Interpretation and Criticism" from the same institution. [4] Over the course of his academic career,he taught philosophy at several distinguished institutions,including Purdue University,Indiana University,Florida State University,and The Citadel. [5]