Ted Cohen (philosopher)

Ted Cohen (1939 - March 14, 2014) was an American philosopher and professor of philosophy at University of Chicago.[1][2] His interests included philosophy of art, history of the philosophy of art, especially in the 18th-century, and the philosophy of language.[3]

Ted Cohen
Born1939
DiedMarch 14, 2014
Alma materHarvard University (PhD), University of Chicago (AB)
Spouse(s)Andy Austin Cohen
AwardsPushcart Prize
EraContemporary philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolAnalytic philosophy
InstitutionsUniversity of Chicago
ThesisThe Grammar of Taste (1972)
Doctoral advisorStanley Cavell, Rogers Albritton
Main interests
Philosophy of art

Education and career

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.[3]

Cohen served as president of the American Philosophical Association (2006-2007) and the American Society for Aesthetics (1997-1998).[4]

He was also the moderator of the Latke–Hamantash Debate at the University of Chicago for 25 years until his death.

Selected books
  • Essays in Kant's Aesthetics, edited with Paul Guyer (University of Chicago Press, 1982)
  • Jokes: Philosophical Thoughts on Joking Matters (University of Chicago Press, 1999).
  • Thinking of Others: On the Talent for Metaphor (Princeton University Press, 2008).
  • Serious Larks: The Philosophy of Ted Cohen, edited and introduced by Daniel Herwitz. (University of Chicago Press, 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 | The Department of Philosophy | The University of Chicago Division of the Humanities". philosophy.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-23.
  4. "Ted Cohen, philosopher who found the extraordinary in the ordinary, 1939-2014". University of Chicago News. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
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