Harry McFarland Bracken

Harry McFarland Bracken (March 12, 1926[1] – December 15, 2011[2]) was an American philosopher, a specialist in Descartes and friend of Noam Chomsky. His academic career was framed in relation to his anti-Vietnam War activism.

Bracken received a BA in philosophy from Trinity College of Connecticut (1949), an MA in philosophy from The Johns Hopkins University (1954), and a PhD in philosophy from University of Iowa (1956). He held the position of assistant professor of philosophy at the University of Iowa (1957–62); Associate Professor of philosophy at University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (1961–63) and then Arizona State University (1963–64); and finally Professor of philosophy at McGill University (1966–91). He was a visiting professor at Trinity College of Dublin; University of California, San Diego; National University of Ireland; Erasmus University of Rotterdam; and University of Groningen in the Netherlands. Bracken nominated Noam Chomsky for the 1969 Nobel Peace Prize.[3]

Bibliography

In addition to many articles and reviews, Bracken's published books are:

  • The Early Reception of Berkeley's Immaterialism: 1710–1733, The Hague: Nijhoff, 1959;[4] revised ed., 1963. According to WorldCat, the book is held in 484 libraries [5]
  • Berkeley, London: Macmillan, 1974[6] According to WorldCat, the book is held in 597 libraries [7]
  • Mind and Language: Essays on Descartes and Chomsky, Dordrecht: Foris, 1983 [8]
  • Freedom of Speech: Words Are Not Deeds, Westport CT: Praeger [Greenwood], 1994.[9] According to WorldCat, the book is held in 648 libraries [10]
  • Descartes.[11] Oxford: Oneworld, 2002

References

  1. ^ "Untitled Document". Archived from the original on 2022-10-27. Retrieved 2016-03-23.
  2. ^ "Harry Bracken Obituary". East Valley Tribune. Mesa, AZ. 2011.
  3. ^ Mehlin, Hans (2024-05-21). "Nomination%20Archive". NobelPrize.org. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
  4. ^ Bracken, Harry M. (January 1959). The Early Reception of Berkeley's Immaterialism 1710–1733. Springer. ISBN 940118674X.
  5. ^ WorldCat book entry
  6. ^ Bracken, Harry M. (1974). Berkeley. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0312075952.
  7. ^ WorldCat book entry
  8. ^ Bracken, Harry M. (1984). Mind and Language: Essays on Descartes and Chomsky. Foris Publications. ISBN 9067650218.
  9. ^ Bracken, Harry M. (1994). Freedom of Speech: Words are Not Deeds. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 027594719X.
  10. ^ WorldCat book entry
  11. ^ Bracken, Harry M. (2002). Descartes. Oneworld. ISBN 1851682945.


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