Mark Sacks

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Mark D. Sacks
Born(1953-12-29)29 December 1953
Died17 June 2008(2008-06-17) (aged 54)
NationalityBritish
Occupation
Philosopher

Mark D. Sacks (29 December 1953 – 17 June 2008) was a British

philosopher best known for his work on Kant, Post-Kantian idealism, and the epistemological tradition in European Philosophy. He was one of the few philosophers in Britain who sought to integrate the Analytic philosophy tradition with Continental philosophy
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He founded the European Journal of Philosophy in 1993, which is now a leading venue for work on Continental philosophy. He was a professor of philosophy at the University of Essex until his death.

His first degree was in philosophy, at Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He obtained a doctorate in philosophy from King's College, Cambridge, under the supervision of Bernard Williams.

He died from prostate cancer at the age of 54.

Work

  • Objectivity and Insight (2003)
  • The World We Found (1989)

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