Ted Cohen (philosopher)

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Ted Cohen
Born1939
DiedMarch 14, 2014
Alma mater Harvard University (PhD), University of Chicago (AB)
SpouseAndy Austin Cohen[ citation needed ]
Awards Pushcart Prize
Era Contemporary philosophy
Region Western philosophy
School Analytic philosophy
Institutions University of Chicago
Thesis The Grammar of Taste (1972)
Doctoral advisor Stanley Cavell, Rogers Albritton
Main interests
Philosophy of art

Ted Cohen (1939 - March 14, 2014) was an American philosopher and professor of philosophy at the University of Chicago. [1] [2] His interests included philosophy of art, history of the philosophy of art, especially in the 18th-century, and the philosophy of language. [3]

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Education and career

Cohen received his Bachelor of Arts (BA) from the University of Chicago in 1962, a Master of Arts (MA) from Harvard in 1965 and a PhD from Harvard in 1972 (Titled: The grammar of taste). He taught at the University of Chicago from 1967. Cohen worked mainly in the philosophy of art. [3]

Cohen served as president of the American Philosophical Association (2006-2007) and the American Society for Aesthetics (1997-1998). [4]

He was also the moderator of the Latke–Hamantash Debate at the University of Chicago for 25 years until his death.

Selected books

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References

  1. "Ted Cohen, 1939-2014". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  2. "Ted Cohen (1939-2014) - Daily Nous". Daily Nous. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  3. 1 2 Ted Cohen, philosopher who found the extraordinary in the ordinary, 1939-2014
  4. "Ted Cohen, philosopher who found the extraordinary in the ordinary, 1939-2014". University of Chicago News . Retrieved 23 June 2018.