Herbert Schneider
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Herbert Wallace Schneider (March 16, 1892 – October 15, 1984) was a German American professor of philosophy and a religious studies scholar long associated with Columbia University.
Herbert W. Schneider | |
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Born | (1892-03-16)March 16, 1892 Berea, Ohio, United States |
Died | October 16, 1984(1984-10-16) (aged 92) Claremont, California, United States |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | university professor |
Spouse(s) | Carol, Genafore |
Children | 3 |
Academic background | |
Education | City College of New York, Columbia University (B.A., 1915) Columbia University (Ph.D., 1917) |
Thesis | Social Progress: A Philosophical Introduction to Moral Science |
Doctoral advisor | John Dewey |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Philosophy |
Sub-discipline | Ethics, Ontology, Education, Political Theory |
Institutions | Columbia University, Colorado College, Claremont Colleges |
Notable students | Theos Bernard |
Main interests | Social philosophy, ontology, pragmatism, fascism |
Notable works | The Puritan Mind (1930) A History of American Philosophy (1946) |
Born in Berea, Ohio, Schneider completed his undergraduate and graduate education at Columbia, going on to teach at that school for many years. An early student of John Dewey, he studied pragmatism, ontology, social philosophy, and fascism, and is best remembered for his works The Puritan Mind (1930) and A History of American Philosophy (1946). The Herbert Schneider Award, an annual presentation of the Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy, is named in his honor.