Ted Cohen (philosopher)

Ted Cohen'
Born 1939
Died March 14, 2014
Alma mater Harvard University (PhD), University of Chicago (AB)
Spouse(s) Andy Austin Cohen
Awards Pushcart Prize
Era Contemporary philosophy
Region Western philosophy
School Analytic philosophy
Institutions University of Chicago
Thesis The Grammar of Taste (1972)
Doctoral advisor Stanley Cavell, Rogers Albritton
Main interests
 Philosophy of art

Ted Cohen (1939 - March 14, 2014) was an American philosopher and professor of philosophy at University of Chicago.[1][2] He was president of the American Philosophical Association (2006-2007) and the American Society for Aesthetics (1997-1998).[3] His interests included the Philosophy of Art, history of the philosophy of art; especially 18th century, and the philosophy of language.[4] He was the moderator of the Latke–Hamantash Debate for 25 years until his death.

Education

Cohen received his Bachelor of Arts (BA) from the University of Chicago in 1962, a Masters in Arts (MA) from Harvard in 1965 and a PhD from Harvard in 1972 (Titled: The grammar of taste). He taught at the University of Chicago from 1967. Cohen worked mainly in the philosophy of art.[4]

Bibliography

  • Thinking of Others: On the Talent for Metaphor
  • Jokes: Philosophical Thoughts on Joking Matters
  • The Great Latke-Hamantash Debate
  • Essays in Kant's Aesthetics (Ed.)
  • Serious Larks: The Philosophy of Ted Cohen, a collection of Cohen's essays edited and introduced by philosopher Daniel Herwitz published posthumously. (2018)

References

  1. ↑ "Ted Cohen, 1939-2014". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Ted Cohen (1939-2014) - Daily Nous". Daily Nous. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "Ted Cohen, philosopher who found the extraordinary in the ordinary, 1939-2014". University of Chicago News. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Ted Cohen | The Department of Philosophy | The University of Chicago Division of the Humanities". philosophy.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-23.


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