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J. B. Schneewind
Schneewind in 1972
BornJerome Borges Schneewind
(1930-05-17)May 17, 1930
Mount Vernon, New York, U.S.
DiedJanuary 8, 2024(2024-01-08) (aged 93)
Spouse(s)Edith Levy (div.), Elizabeth Hughes (d. 2021)
Children3 daughters
Academic background
EducationCornell University B.A. major in philosophy (1961)
Alma materPrinceton University M.A. (1953), Ph.D. (1957)
ThesisThe Nature of McTaggart's Theory of Appearance
Doctoral advisorJohn W. Yolton
Other advisorsMax Black
InfluencesKant, Richard Rorty
Academic work
DisciplinePhilosopher
Sub-disciplinePhilosophy; Victorian literature; Victorian morality
InstitutionsUniversity of Pittsburgh (1964–1975), Hunter College (1975–1981), Johns Hopkins University (1981–2002)

Jerome Borges Schneewind (May 17, 1930 – January 8, 2024) was an American scholar of the history of philosophy. Latterly he was a Professor of Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University.

Life and career

Jerome Borges Schneewind was born on May 17, 1930, in Mount Vernon, New York.

Schneewind received his B.A. from Cornell University in 1951 and obtained his M.A. (1953) and Ph.D. (1957) from Princeton University.

Schneewind was an Instructor in philosophy at the University of Chicago (1957–1960) and at Princeton University (1960–1961), and he was a faculty member at Yale University (1961–1963), and the University of Pittsburgh (1964–1975). At the latter he also served as Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences (1968–1973). He then taught, and served as provost, at Hunter College CUNY (1975–1981).

Schneewind was appointed at Johns Hopkins University's philosophy department in 1981 as professor of philosophy, retiring in 2002. He was named professor emeritus in 2003.

Schneewind held visiting positions at Leicester, Stanford, and Helsinki. He also held Mellon, Guggenheim, and NEH fellowships, and spent 1992–1993 as a fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in Behavioral Sciences.

Schneewind served as president of the Eastern Division of the American Philosophical Association (1995–1996) and was elected as a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1996. He was also Chair of the American Philosophical Association's Board of Officers from 1999 to 2002.

Schneewind died on January 8, 2024, at the age of 93.

Works

Books authored

Books edited (a selection)

  • Giving: Western Ideas of Philanthropy, Bloomington, Indiana University Press, 1996
    • Introduction, and Chapter 3: "Philosophical Ideas of Charity"
  • Moral Philosophy from Montaigne to Kant, 2 vols., Cambridge University Press, 1990, 1 vol. reprint, 2002.
  • Kant's Lectures on Ethics, Cambridge University Press, 2001, (in The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Immanuel Kant series)

*For more complete publication details see; "J. B. Schneewind: Bibliography" (2009).

References

  1. Schneewind, J. B. (December 3, 2009), "Sixty Years of Philosophy in a Life*", Essays on the History of Moral Philosophy, Oxford University Press, pp. 405–424, doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199563012.003.0019, ISBN 978-0-19-956301-2, retrieved January 9, 2024
  2. Schneewind, J. B. (December 3, 2009), "Sixty Years of Philosophy in a Life*", Essays on the History of Moral Philosophy, Oxford University Press, pp. 405–424, doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199563012.003.0019, ISBN 978-0-19-956301-2, retrieved January 9, 2024
  3. "Jerome B. Schneewind." Directory of American Scholars, Gale, 2002. Gale In Context: Biography, Accessed 9 Jan. 2024.
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  5. "ELIZABETH SCHNEEWIND Obituary (2021) - Baltimore, MD - New York Times". Legacy.com. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  6. ^ Helm, Bertrand (2010), "Schneewind, Jerome Borges", in Shook, John R. (ed.), The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Philosophers in America: From 1600 to the Present, Bloomsbury, p. 845, doi:10.5040/9781350052444-0852, ISBN 978-1-4725-7055-0
  7. "J(erome) B(orges) Schneewind." Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors, Gale, 2001. Gale In Context: Biography. Accessed 8 Jan. 2024.
  8. ^ "In Memoriam: J.B. Schneewind - American Philosophical Association". The American Philosophical Association. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  9. "Schneewind Replaces Kehl As Dean Of College At Pitt". digital.library.pitt.edu. March 26, 1969. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  10. ^ Wallach, Rachel (January 9, 2024). "Jerome Schneewind, professor emeritus of philosophy known for his mentorship, dies at 93". The Hub. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  11. ^ Jerome B. Schneewind C.V.
  12. "Jerome B. Schneewind | Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences". casbs.stanford.edu. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  13. "Jerome Borges Schneewind". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. December 6, 2023. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  14. Clive, John (1972). "Review of Backgrounds of English Victorian Literature". Victorian Studies. 16 (2): 243–244. ISSN 0042-5222. JSTOR 3826019.
  15. Singer, Marcus G. (1982). "Review of Sidgwick's Ethics and Victorian Moral Philosophy". Noûs. 16 (2): 339–350. doi:10.2307/2215381. ISSN 0029-4624. JSTOR 2215381.
  16. Hunter, Ian (2000). "Review of The Invention of Autonomy: A History of Modern Moral Philosophy". The Philosophical Review. 109 (3): 444–447. doi:10.2307/2693703. ISSN 0031-8108. JSTOR 2693703.
  17. Davis, G. Scott (2001). Schneewind, J. B. (ed.). "A Whig History of Ethics: A Review of "The Invention of Autonomy" by J. B. Schneewind". The Journal of Religious Ethics. 29 (1): 175–197. doi:10.1111/0384-9694.00073. ISSN 0384-9694. JSTOR 40017883.
  18. Irwin, T. H. (July 30, 2010). "Review of Essays on the History of Moral Philosophy". Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews. ISSN 1538-1617.
  19. Skelton, Anthony (2017). "Review of Essays on the History of Moral Philosophy" (PDF). Mind. 126 (503): 949–954. doi:10.1093/mind/fzv144. ISSN 0026-4423. JSTOR 26361870. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 27, 2016.
  20. Halfpenny, Peter (1998). "Review of Giving: Western Ideas of Philanthropy". Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations. 9 (4): 385–393. doi:10.1023/A:1022102016006. ISSN 0957-8765. JSTOR 27927625. S2CID 142330798.
  21. Schneewind, J. B. (December 3, 2009). Essays on the History of Moral Philosophy. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199563012.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-172173-1.
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