Occupation Philosopher Era 20th-century philosophy Spouse Rowena Brooks | Role Philosopher Name David M. | |
Born 6 February 1950 Pietermaritzburg, South Africa Parent(s) Ronald and Nan (nee Jones) Brooks Died October 27, 1996, Cape Town, South Africa | ||
David Havard Macleod Brooks (6 February 1950 – 27 October 1996) was a South African philosopher and professor of philosophy at the University of Cape Town.
He went to Cordwalles Preparatory School in Pietermaritzburg (68-70) where his father, Ronald Charles Brooks, was headmaster. He then went to Michaelhouse (64-67) and on to university in Pietermaritzburg. His second degree was his MA at Emmanuel College, Cambridge and his doctorate was from the University of Cape Town.
Brooks was born in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal. He is the author of The Unity of Mind, published by Macmillan in 1994 and also the author of papers on philosophical aspects of biology and on the special wrongness which characterises racial discrimination, On living in an Unjust Society published in the Journal of Applied Philosophy, and subsequently anthologized in a collection entitled Social Ethics; and on human rights in South Africa. He died in Cape Town on 27 October 1996.