James D. Wallace
James Donald Wallace (May 21, 1937 – July 7, 2019) was an American philosopher. He was a professor of philosophy at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign for 49 years.[1][2]
Biography
Wallace was born in Troy, New York, on May 21, 1937.[1]
He wrote several books on morality and ethics that draw on the
pragmatism, in particular the ethical theory of John Dewey.[3] His works include Norms and Practices (2008),[4] Ethical Norms, Particular Cases (1996),[5] Moral Relevance and Moral Conflict (1988),[6] Virtues and Vices (1978),[7] and numerous articles.[8]
Wallace taught a variety of subjects, including
philosophy of art.[2]
Wallace was the father of the novelist David Foster Wallace. He was an atheist.[9]
Wallace died on July 7, 2019, in Tempe, Arizona, where he had lived since 2012.[1]
Education
Wallace graduated with a BA from Amherst College in 1959 and a PhD from Cornell University in 1963.[1][10]
See also
Notes
- ^ a b c d "Obituary: James D. Wallace". The News-Gazette. August 7, 2019.
- ^ a b "James D Wallace | Department of Philosophy | University of Illinois". www.philosophy.illinois.edu. Archived from the original on 2019-04-22. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
- ^ According to Jennifer Welchman, of University of Alberta, in a cover blurb:"Norms and Practices". www.cornellpress.cornell.edu. Archived from the original on 2010-06-18.
I have always been an admirer of James D. Wallace's work. His clear accessible prose style is a pleasure to read. And he has long argued forcefully and well that moral philosophers still have much to learn from the pragmatist tradition, in particular from the moral philosophy of John Dewey. In Norms and Practices he shows where and how leading ideas of Deweyan pragmatism interrelate with contemporary debates about the structure and function of ordinary practical reasoning, the role of rules and generalization in moral evaluation, and their relation to virtues and vices of moral character and conduct.
- OCLC 228372045.
- OCLC 34283678.
- OCLC 17296306.
- OCLC 3631313.
- ^ "Works by James D. Wallace". PhilPapers. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
- ^ Arden, Patrick (July 1999). "David Foster Wallace warms up". Book.
- ^ See Wallace's online CV: "Curriculum Vitae". www.phil.uiuc.edu. Archived from the original on 2008-10-06. Retrieved 2011-03-30.
External links
- List of published papers on PhilPapers
- Books by James D. Wallace at the Internet Archive
- Review of Norms and Practices by Daniel Groll of Carleton College
- Author Meets Critics: Mike Martin's "Meaningful Work" – audio clips of James D. Wallace and others responding to the work of Mike W. Martin at a 2001 conference
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