J. B. Schneewind

J. B. Schneewind
Schneewind in 1972
Born
Jerome Borges Schneewind

(1930-05-17)May 17, 1930
Mount Vernon, New York, U.S.
DiedJanuary 8, 2024(2024-01-08) (aged 93)
Spouse(s)Edith Levy (div.),[4] Elizabeth Hughes (d. 2021)[5]
Children3 daughters
Academic background
EducationCornell University B.A. major in philosophy (1961)
Alma materPrinceton University M.A. (1953), Ph.D. (1957)
ThesisThe Nature of McTaggart's Theory of Appearance
Doctoral advisorJohn W. Yolton[1]
Other advisorsMax Black
InfluencesKant, Richard Rorty[2]
Academic work
DisciplinePhilosopher
Sub-disciplinePhilosophy; Victorian literature; Victorian morality[3]
InstitutionsUniversity of Pittsburgh (1964–1975), Hunter College (1975–1981), Johns Hopkins University (1981–2002)

Jerome Borges Schneewind (May 17, 1930 – January 8, 2024) was an American scholar of the history of philosophy. Latterly he was a Professor of Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University.

Life and career

Jerome Borges Schneewind was born on May 17, 1930, in Mount Vernon, New York.[6]

Schneewind received his B.A. from Cornell University in 1951[6] and obtained his M.A. (1953) and Ph.D. (1957) from Princeton University.[6]

Schneewind was an Instructor in philosophy at the University of Chicago (1957–1960) and at Princeton University (1960–1961),[7] and he was a faculty member at Yale University (1961–1963), and the University of Pittsburgh (1964–1975).[8] At the latter he also served as Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences (1968–1973).[6][9] He then taught, and served as provost, at Hunter College CUNY (1975–1981).[10]

Schneewind was appointed at Johns Hopkins University's philosophy department in 1981[8] as professor of philosophy, retiring in 2002.[6] He was named professor emeritus in 2003.[10]

Schneewind held visiting positions at Leicester, Stanford, and Helsinki.[11] He also held Mellon, Guggenheim,[6] and NEH fellowships,[10][11] and spent 1992–1993 as a fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in Behavioral Sciences.[12]

Schneewind served as president of the Eastern Division of the American Philosophical Association (1995–1996)[8] and was elected as a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1996.[13] He was also Chair of the American Philosophical Association's Board of Officers from 1999 to 2002.[8]

Schneewind died on January 8, 2024, at the age of 93.[8][10]

Works

Books authored

Books edited (a selection)

  • Giving: Western Ideas of Philanthropy, Bloomington, Indiana University Press, 1996
    • Introduction, and Chapter 3: "Philosophical Ideas of Charity"[20]
  • Moral Philosophy from Montaigne to Kant, 2 vols., Cambridge University Press, 1990, 1 vol. reprint, 2002.
  • Kant's Lectures on Ethics, Cambridge University Press, 2001, (in The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Immanuel Kant series)

*For more complete publication details see; "J. B. Schneewind: Bibliography" (2009).[21]

References

  1. ^ Schneewind, J. B. (December 3, 2009), "Sixty Years of Philosophy in a Life*", Essays on the History of Moral Philosophy, Oxford University Press, pp. 405–424, doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199563012.003.0019, ISBN 978-0-19-956301-2, retrieved January 9, 2024
  2. ^ Schneewind, J. B. (December 3, 2009), "Sixty Years of Philosophy in a Life*", Essays on the History of Moral Philosophy, Oxford University Press, pp. 405–424, doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199563012.003.0019, ISBN 978-0-19-956301-2, retrieved January 9, 2024
  3. ^ "Jerome B. Schneewind." Directory of American Scholars, Gale, 2002. Gale In Context: Biography, Accessed 9 Jan. 2024.
  4. ^ "Jerome Schneewind Obituary (1930 - 2024) - Legacy Remembers". Legacy.com. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  5. ^ "ELIZABETH SCHNEEWIND Obituary (2021) - Baltimore, MD - New York Times". Legacy.com. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d e f Helm, Bertrand (2010), "Schneewind, Jerome Borges", in Shook, John R. (ed.), The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Philosophers in America: From 1600 to the Present, Bloomsbury, p. 845, doi:10.5040/9781350052444-0852, ISBN 978-1-4725-7055-0
  7. ^ "J(erome) B(orges) Schneewind." Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors, Gale, 2001. Gale In Context: Biography. Accessed 8 Jan. 2024.
  8. ^ a b c d e "In Memoriam: J.B. Schneewind - American Philosophical Association". The American Philosophical Association. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  9. ^ "Schneewind Replaces Kehl As Dean Of College At Pitt". digital.library.pitt.edu. March 26, 1969. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  10. ^ a b c d Wallach, Rachel (January 9, 2024). "Jerome Schneewind, professor emeritus of philosophy known for his mentorship, dies at 93". The Hub. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  11. ^ a b Jerome B. Schneewind C.V.
  12. ^ "Jerome B. Schneewind | Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences". casbs.stanford.edu. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  13. ^ "Jerome Borges Schneewind". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. December 6, 2023. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  14. ^ Clive, John (1972). "Review of Backgrounds of English Victorian Literature". Victorian Studies. 16 (2): 243–244. ISSN 0042-5222. JSTOR 3826019.
  15. ^ Singer, Marcus G. (1982). "Review of Sidgwick's Ethics and Victorian Moral Philosophy". Noûs. 16 (2): 339–350. doi:10.2307/2215381. ISSN 0029-4624. JSTOR 2215381.
  16. ^ Hunter, Ian (2000). "Review of The Invention of Autonomy: A History of Modern Moral Philosophy". The Philosophical Review. 109 (3): 444–447. doi:10.2307/2693703. ISSN 0031-8108. JSTOR 2693703.
  17. ^ Davis, G. Scott (2001). Schneewind, J. B. (ed.). "A Whig History of Ethics: A Review of "The Invention of Autonomy" by J. B. Schneewind". The Journal of Religious Ethics. 29 (1): 175–197. doi:10.1111/0384-9694.00073. ISSN 0384-9694. JSTOR 40017883.
  18. ^ Irwin, T. H. (July 30, 2010). "Review of Essays on the History of Moral Philosophy". Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews. ISSN 1538-1617.
  19. ^ Skelton, Anthony (2017). "Review of Essays on the History of Moral Philosophy" (PDF). Mind. 126 (503): 949–954. doi:10.1093/mind/fzv144. ISSN 0026-4423. JSTOR 26361870. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 27, 2016.
  20. ^ Halfpenny, Peter (1998). "Review of Giving: Western Ideas of Philanthropy". Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations. 9 (4): 385–393. doi:10.1023/A:1022102016006. ISSN 0957-8765. JSTOR 27927625. S2CID 142330798.
  21. ^ Schneewind, J. B. (December 3, 2009). Essays on the History of Moral Philosophy. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199563012.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-172173-1.