Biography:Abraham Cornelius Benjamin
Abraham Cornelius Benjamin (25 August 1897 – 19 October 1968) was an American philosopher of science who taught at University of Chicago and University of Missouri.[1]
A. C. Benjamin was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He attended the University of Michigan, graduating with a B.A. in 1920. Continuing there, he studied "the logical atomism of Bertrand Russell", submitted his thesis on the topic, graduating Ph.D. in 1924.
The University of Illinois employed him as assistant professor of philosophy from 1925 to 1932. He was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1930. Then University of Chicago employed him similarly until 1945 when he became department chairman in philosophy at University of Missouri.
While in Chicago he wrote three books, first positing a logical structure to science, then a beginning description of the philosophy of science, and a course on values, methods, and concepts. In 1950 he presented "a history of philosophical systems" for an anthology on philosophy of the sciences. He described operationalism in a book in 1955, and a decade later a consideration of sciences related to human values and technology.
Benjamin retired from the department chair in 1956 and from teaching in 1966. He died 19 October 1968 in Columbia, Missouri.
Works
- 1936: The Logical Structure of Science[2]
- 1937: Introduction to the Philosophy of Science via Internet Archive[3]
- 1940: Methods, Values and Concepts course
- 1950: "A History of Philosophical Systems"[4]
- 1955: Operationism via HathiTrust[5]
- 1965: Science, Technology and Human Values[6]
References
- ↑ Hull, Richard T. (2013), "Biography: Abram Cornelius Benjamin", Presidential Addresses of The American Philosophical Association 1981–1990, American Philosophical Association Centennial Series, Philosophy Documentation Center, pp. 433–434, doi:10.5840/apapa2013559
- ↑ Reviews of The Logical Structure of Science:
- Davis, H. T. (November 1938), "none", Isis 29 (2): 461–464
- Dennes, William R. (September 1938), "none", The Philosophical Review 47 (5): 534–538, doi:10.2307/2181204
- Guirdham, A. (September 1937), "none", Journal of Mental Science 83 (346): 575, doi:10.1192/bjp.83.346.575-b
- Malisoff, William Marias (July 1937), "The anatomy of science", Philosophy of Science 4 (3): 385–387, doi:10.1086/286470
- E. N. (May 13, 1937), "none", The Journal of Philosophy 34 (10): 271–273, doi:10.2307/2017104
- Schmidt, Karl (October 1938), "none", Ethics 49 (1): 110–113, doi:10.1086/290056
- ↑ Reviews of An Introduction to the Philosophy of Science:
- Brown, G. Burniston (April 1939), "none", Philosophy 14 (54): 224–225, doi:10.1017/S0031819100011451
- Davis, H. T. (November 1938), "none", Isis 29 (2): 464–469
- Good, Carter V. (March 1938), "none", The Journal of Educational Research 31 (7): 541–542
- E. N. (October 28, 1937), "none", The Journal of Philosophy 34 (22): 611, doi:10.2307/2017699
- Von Zeppelin, Amethe (September 1938), "none", Nature 142 (3592): 413–415, doi:10.1038/142413a0
- ↑ Vergilius Fern (editor), Philosophy of the Sciences, Benjamin's chapter pages 540 to 551
- ↑ Reviews of Operationism:
- Bromberger, Sylvain (January 1957), "none", Philosophy of Science 24 (1): 89–90, doi:10.1086/287519
- De Gortari, Eli (September 1957), "none", Revista de filosofía Diánoia (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico) 3 (3): 385, doi:10.22201/iifs.18704913e.1957.3.1374
- Epstein, Joseph (December 6, 1956), "none", The Journal of Philosophy 53 (25): 820–825, doi:10.2307/2022528
- Isenberg, Arnold (December 1956), "none", Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 17 (2): 276–278, doi:10.2307/2104233
- Jensen, Howard E. (October 1956), "none", Social Forces 35 (1): 89–90, doi:10.2307/2573123
- Nogar, Raymond J. (1956), "none", New Scholasticism 30 (3): 380–382, doi:10.5840/newscholas195630344
- Thompson, Manley (October 1956), "Review", The Philosophical Review 65 (4): 556–560, doi:10.2307/2182424, https://www.pdcnet.org/phr/content/phr_1956_0065_0004_0556_0560
- Watling, John (1956), "none", Revue Internationale de Philosophie 10 (36)
- Winthrop, Henry (January 1956), "none", Journal of General Psychology 55: 291–298, ProQuest 1290486157
- Wolf, William (January 1957), "none", American Journal of Psychotherapy 11 (1): 173–174, doi:10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1957.11.1.173
- ↑ Reviews of Science, Technology, and Human Values:
- Harre, R. (Winter 1966), "none", Isis 57 (4): 498–499, doi:10.1086/350168
- Hinshaw, Jr., Virgil (April 1966), "none", The Journal of Higher Education 37 (4): 236–238, doi:10.2307/1978994
- Keenan, C. W. (February 1966), "none", The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science 16 (64): 346–348, doi:10.1093/bjps/XVI.64.346
- Mohan, Robert Paul (1967), "none", The Modern Schoolman 44 (3): 264–265, doi:10.5840/schoolman196744349
- Nieburg, H. L. (April 23, 1965), "A stocktaking summary", Science, New Series 148 (3669): 490, doi:10.1126/science.148.3669.490.a
- Riepe, Dale (October 1967), "none", Technology and Culture 8 (4): 524–532, doi:10.2307/3102138
- Irving Anellis (2005) "Abraham Cornelius Benjamin" in The Dictionary of Modern American Philosophers.
- A. Cornelius Benjamin at PhilPapers
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