Nicholas George Fotion (September 18, 1927 – 2019)[1] was an American philosopher noted for his contributions to the philosophy of ethics and philosophy of language. He has written on military ethics, terrorism,[2] and just war theory. He has also worked on the speech act theory of John Searle and J.L. Austin.[3][4] He was professor emeritus at Emory University.[5]
Nicholas Fotion | |
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| Alma mater | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill |
| Era | Contemporary philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| Academic advisors | John Searle |
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Fotion was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in 1927. He died in Atlanta, Georgia, in December 2019.[6]
References
edit- ^ "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947". Ancestry. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
- ^ "Terrorism". Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
- ^ Fotion, N. (1971). "Master Speech Acts". The Philosophical Quarterly. 21 (84): 232–243. doi:10.2307/2218128. JSTOR 2218128.
- ^ "Nicholas Fotion".
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- ^ "Memorial Minutes, 2020". American Philosophical Association. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
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