Robert R. Burch

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Robert Burch
Born1949
Education University of Toronto (PhD)
Era 21st-century philosophy
Region Western philosophy
Institutions University of Alberta
Thesis Relativism and the Essence of Ontology (1983)
Doctoral advisor T. D. Langan

Robert Raynor Burch is a Canadian philosopher and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Alberta. Burch is known for his works on continental philosophy. [1] [2] He was the associate editor of Philosophy in Review . [3]

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References

  1. Marsden, Jill (1 January 2006). "Between Philosophy and Poetry: Writing, Rhythm, History". The British Journal of Aesthetics. 46 (1): 106–107. doi:10.1093/aesthj/ayj012.
  2. Haines, Victor (2004). "Robert Burch and Massimo Verdicchio, eds., Between Philosophy and Poetry: Writing, Rhythm, History". Philosophy in Review.
  3. "Philosophy In Review".