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Curt John Ducasse

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Nationality
  
French

Role
  
Philosopher

Institution
  
University of Washington

Name
  
Curt Ducasse

Died
  
September 3, 1969

Born
  
July 7, 1881 (
1881-07-07
)
Angouleme, France

Notable work
  
The Philosophy of Art, Philosophy as a Science, Art, the Critics, and You

Institutions
  
University of Washington

Main interests
  
Philosophy of mind, Aesthetics

Books
  
A Critical Examination of the Beli, The Philosophy of Art, Causation and the types of n, Art - the critics - and you, Truth - Knowledge and Caus

Curt john ducasse


Curt John Ducasse (7 July 1881 – 3 September 1969) was a philosopher who taught at the University of Washington and Brown University.

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Ducasse was born in Angouleme, France. He is most notable for his work in philosophy of mind and aesthetics, and his influence can be seen in the work of Roderick Chisholm and Wilfrid Sellars. Ducasse served as the president of the Eastern division of the American Philosophical Association in 1939-40. He also wrote on parapsychology and joined the American Society for Psychical Research in 1951 and served a term as vice president beginning in 1966.

Publications

  • Ducasse, The Philosophy of Art, (1929)
  • Ducasse, Philosophy as a Science, (1941)
  • Ducasse, Art, the Critics, and You, (1944)
  • Ducasse, Nature, Mind, and Death, (1951)
  • Ducasse, A Philosophical Scrutiny of Religion, (1953)
  • Ducasse, A Critical Examination of the Belief in a Life after Death, (1961)
  • Ducasse, Truth, Knowledge, and Causation, (1968)
  • References

    Curt John Ducasse Wikipedia