James Griffin (philosopher)
James Griffin | |
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Born | James Patrick Griffin 8 July 1933 |
Died | 21 November 2019 | (aged 86)
Nationality | Anglo-American |
Alma mater | St Antony's College, Oxford |
Institutions | University of Oxford |
Doctoral advisor | Gilbert Ryle |
James Patrick Griffin (8 July 1933 – 21 November 2019)
Education
Griffin was educated at
Career
After lecturing at
In 2000 Griffin became distinguished visiting professor of philosophy at Rutgers University and in 2002 adjunct professor at the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics in Australia in Canberra.[3]
Griffin visited the Chinese University of Hong Kong in spring, 2010, as its thirteenth Tang Chun-I Visiting Professor,[4] conducting a four-week graduate seminar What, if anything, can Philosophy Contribute to Normative Ethics? and also spoke on Human Dignity as the Ground of Human Rights, as well as addressing the issue, Does 'ought' imply 'can'? in a public lecture.[5]
Griffin was awarded the Commission of National Education Medal from Poland (1992), the Order of Diego de Losada from Venezuela (1999) and Doctor honoris causa conferred by the University of Santiago de Compostela (2003).[6]
Griffin published five books: Wittgenstein’s Logical Atomism (1965);[7] Well-Being: Its Meaning, Measurement, and Moral Importance (1988);[8] Value Judgement: Improving our Ethical Beliefs (1996);[9] On Human Rights (2008);[10] What Can Philosophy Contribute to Ethics? (2015).[11]
He died on 21 November 2019 at the age of 86.[12]
Selected bibliography
His publications include:
- Griffin, James (1964). Wittgenstein's logical atomism. Oxford, Oxfordshire: Clarendon Press. OCLC 525515.
- Griffin, James (1986). Well-being: its meaning, measurement, and moral importance. Oxford, Oxfordshire: Clarendon Press. ISBN 9780198248439.
- Griffin, James (1996). Value judgement: improving our ethical beliefs. Oxford New York: Clarendon Press Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198235538.
- Griffin, James (2008). On human rights. Oxford New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9781435633452.
- Griffin, James (2015). What Can Philosophy Contribute To Ethics?. Oxford New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0198748090.
Further reading
- ISBN 9780198235842.
References
- ^ "Griffin, James, 1933-". Library of Congress. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
Phone call to pub., 10/15/86 (James Patrick Griffin; b. 7/8/33)
- ^ "In memoriam" (PDF). Oxford Philosophy. 11.
- ^ a b c "Griffin, Prof. James Patrick". Who's Who 2009. Oxford University Press. December 2008. Retrieved 6 October 2009.
- ^ Tang Chun-I Visiting Professorship, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- ^ "Does ‘ough’ imply ‘can’?" 1 March 2010
- ^ "James Griffin". Philosophy Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong. 2010.
- ^ Griffin, James (1965). "Wittgenstein's Logical Atomism".
- ISBN 9780198248439.
- ISBN 9780198235538.
- ISBN 9780191623417.
- ISBN 9780191065446.
- ^ "Corpus Christi College Oxford - News & Events". Archived from the original on 31 December 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
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