Biography:Fred Miller (philosopher)

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Fred Dycus Miller Jr. (born 1944)[1] is an American philosopher who specializes in Aristotelian philosophy, with additional interests in political philosophy, business ethics, metaphysics, and philosophy in science fiction. He is a professor emeritus at Bowling Green State University.[2]

Education and career

Miller is a 1966 graduate of Portland State University.[3] and earned a Ph.D. in 1971 at the University of Washington.[1] He took a faculty position at Bowling Green State University in 1972, was promoted to associate professor in 1977, and to full professor in 1982. He was executive director of the university's Social Philosophy and Policy Center from 1981 to 2012. He retired as a professor emeritus in 2013.[3]

He served as president of the Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy from 1998 to 2004.[3]

Books

Miller is the author of Nature, Justice, and Rights in Aristotle's Politics (Clarendon Press, 1995).[4] He is the translator of Aristotle's On the Soul: and Other Psychological Works (Oxford World's Classics, Oxford University Press, 2018),[5] and of 'Alexander': On Aristotle Metaphysics 12 (Bloomsbury, 2021).[6]

His edited volumes include:

  • Human Rights (edited with Ellen Frankel Paul and Jeffrey Paul, Oxford University Press, 1984)[7]
  • Ethics & Economics (edited with Ellen Frankel Paul and Jeffrey Paul, Blackwell, 1985)[8]
  • A Companion to Aristotle's Politics (edited with David Keyt, Blackwell, 1991)[9]
  • The Good Life and the Human Good (edited with Ellen Frankel Paul and Jeffrey Paul, Cambridge University Press, 1992)[10]
  • Economic Rights (edited with Ellen Frankel Paul and Jeffrey Paul, Cambridge University Press, 1992)[11]
  • Altruism (edited with Ellen Frankel Paul and Jeffrey Paul, Cambridge University Press, 1993)[12]
  • Liberalism and the Economic Order (edited with Ellen Frankel Paul and Jeffrey Paul, Cambridge University Press, 1993)[13]
  • Property Rights (edited with Ellen Frankel Paul and Jeffrey Paul, Cambridge University Press, 1994)[14]
  • Cultural Pluralism and Moral Knowledge (edited with Ellen Frankel Paul and Jeffrey Paul, Cambridge University Press, 1994)[15]
  • Contemporary Political and Social Philosophy (edited with Ellen Frankel Paul and Jeffrey Paul, Cambridge University Press, 1995)[16]
  • Scientific Innovation, Philosophy, and Public Policy (edited with Ellen Frankel Paul and Jeffrey Paul, Cambridge University Press, 1996)[17]
  • Problems of Market Liberalism (edited with Ellen Frankel Paul and Jeffrey Paul, Cambridge University Press, 1998)[18]
  • Bioethics (edited with Ellen Frankel Paul and Jeffrey Paul, Cambridge University Press, 2002)[19]
  • Autonomy (edited with Ellen Frankel Paul and Jeffrey Paul, Cambridge University Press, 2003)[20]
  • Freedom, Reason, and the Polis: Essays in Ancient Greek Political Philosophy (edited with David Keyt, Cambridge University Press, 2007)[21]
  • Moral Obligation (edited with Ellen Frankel Paul and Jeffrey Paul, Cambridge University Press, 2010)[22]
  • Liberalism and Capitalism (edited with Ellen Frankel Paul and Jeffrey Paul, Cambridge University Press, 2012)[23]
  • Reason and Analysis in Ancient Greek Philosophy: Essays in Honor of David Keyt (edited with Georgios Anagnostopoulos, Springer, 2013)[24]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Aristotle's Account of Being and Truth (doctoral dissertation). University of Washington. 1971. ProQuest 302636064. 
  2. "Fred Miller". Philosophy Faculty & Staff. Bowling Green State University. https://www.bgsu.edu/arts-and-sciences/philosophy/faculty-and-staff/fmiller.html. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Curriculum vitae". July 2013. https://www.bgsu.edu/content/dam/BGSU/college-of-arts-and-sciences/philosophy/documents/vitae/miller-vitae.pdf. 
  4. Reviews of Nature, Justice, and Rights in Aristotle's Politics:
    • Curren, Randall R. (Fall 1997). "Review". Reason Papers (22): 144–153. https://www.reasonpapers.com/pdf/22/rp_22_15.pdf. 
    • Fritsche, Johannes (Summer 1998). "none". International Journal of the Classical Tradition 5 (1): 112–113. 
    • Gottlieb, Paula (March 1999). "none". Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 59 (1): 276–278. doi:10.2307/2653482. 
    • Lefebvre, René (July–September 1999). "none". Les Études philosophiques (3): 429–430. 
    • Mara, Gerald M. (December 2000). "The logos of the wise in the politeia of the many: recent books on Aristotle's political philosophy". Political Theory 28 (6): 835–860. 
    • Saunders, Trevor J. (October 1997). "none". Ethics 108 (1): 216–218. 
    • Schollmeier, Paul (Spring 1998). "Aristotle and Aristotelians". Social Theory and Practice 24 (1): 133–151. 
    • Simpson, Peter. (October 1996). "none". Journal of the History of Philosophy 34 (4): 607. ProQuest 1297320642. 
    • Stalley, R. F. (October 1997). "none". The Philosophical Quarterly 47 (189): 542–544. 
    • Swanson, Judith A. (March 1997). "none". The American Political Science Review 91 (1): 176–177. doi:10.2307/2952280. 
    • Tessitore, Aristide (November 1996). "none". The Journal of Politics 58 (4): 1239–1241. doi:10.2307/2960171. 
    • Yack, Bernard (Summer 1996). "The correct concept of justice". The Review of Politics 58 (3): 644–646. 
  5. Review of On the Soul: Carter, Jason W. (October 2018). "Review". Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews (2018.10.13). https://ndpr.nd.edu/reviews/on-the-soul-and-other-psychological-works/. 
  6. Review of Alexander: Ebbesen, Sten (August 2021). "A commentator on Aristotle". The Classical Review 71 (2): 328–331. doi:10.1017/s0009840x21002092. 
  7. Reviews of Human Rights:
  8. Reviews of Ethics & Economics:
    • Boulding, Kenneth E. (September 1987). "none". Journal of Economic Literature 25 (3): 1312–1313. 
    • "none". International Journal of Transport Economics / Rivista internazionale di economia dei trasporti 16 (2): 222. June 1989. 
  9. Reviews of A Companion to Aristotle's Politics:
    • Bobonich, Christopher (January 1993). "none". Ethics 103 (2): 387–389. doi:10.1086/293507. 
    • Jost, Lawrence J. (1995). "none". Teaching Philosophy 18 (1): 96–98. doi:10.5840/teachphil199518117. 
    • Lindsay, Thomas K. (Winter 1994). "Was Aristotle racist, sexist, and anti-democratic?". The Review of Politics 56 (1): 127–151. 
    • Megone, Christopher (1995). "none". Polis: The Journal for Ancient Greek Political Thought 14 (1-2): 165–180. doi:10.1163/20512996-90000482. 
  10. Reviews of The Good Life and the Human Good:
    • Degnan, Michael J. (June 1997). "none". Zygon 32 (2): 262–266. doi:10.1111/1467-9744.881997087. 
    • Melle, U. (March 1995). "none". Tijdschrift voor Filosofie 57 (1): 171. 
  11. Reviews of Economic Rights:
    • Farber, Daniel A. (1993). "none". Public Choice 76 (4): 384–387. 
    • Waldron, Jeremy (December 1993). "none". The American Political Science Review 87 (4): 1008–1009. doi:10.2307/2938836. 
  12. Review of Altruism: Campbell, John (July 1995). "none". The Philosophical Review 104 (3): 482–484. doi:10.2307/2185645. 
  13. Reviews of Liberalism and the Economic Order:
    • Carling, Alan (July 1996). "none". Europe-Asia Studies 48 (5): 846–849. 
    • Foldvary, Fred. E. (1994). "none". Public Choice 80 (1–2): 209–211. 
    • Gamble, Andrew (December 1995). "none". Political Studies 43 (4): 742–743. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9248.1995.tb01730.x. 
    • Hoen, H. (May 1995). "none". De Economist 143 (2): 266. ProQuest 207647527. 
    • Sanford, George (October 1994). "none". Slavonic and East European Review 72 (4): 780. ProQuest 1293676067. 
  14. Review of Property Rights: Hill, P. J. (January 1996). "none". Public Choice 86 (1–2): 199–201. 
  15. Reviews of Cultural Pluralism and Moral Knowledge:
    • Kelsay, John (Fall 1996). "Plurality, pluralism, and comparative ethics: a review essay". The Journal of Religious Ethics 24 (2): 403–428. 
    • Davie, Will (1995). "none". Journal of Applied Philosophy 12 (3): 303–305. 
    • Matzko, David McCarthy (Fall 1995). "none". Religion & Literature 27 (3): 117–122. 
    • McNaughton, David (July 1999). "none". Utilitas 11 (2): 251–253. doi:10.1017/s0953820800002478. 
  16. Review of Contemporary Political and Social Philosophy: Kelly, J. Landrum, Jr. (August 1997). "none". The Journal of Politics 59 (3): 955–957. doi:10.2307/2998658. 
  17. Reviews of Scientific Innovation, Philosophy, and Public Policy:
    • O'Connell, Brian M. (August 1997). "Review". Philosophy in Review 17 (4): 273–274. https://journals.uvic.ca/index.php/pir/issue/view/424. 
    • Szałek, Piotr K. (2000–2001). "none". Roczniki Filozoficzne / Annales de Philosophie / Annals of Philosophy 48/49 (2): 165–171. 
    • Ziman, John (May 1998). "none". Research Policy 27 (1): 109–110. 
  18. Review of Problems of Market Liberalism: Narveson, Jan (Winter 2000). "none". The Independent Review 4 (3): 442–445. 
  19. Review of Bioethics: Barnbaum, Deborah R. (March 2004). "none". Politics and the Life Sciences 23 (1): 69–70. 
  20. Review of Autonomy: Fagan, Andrew (April 2007). "none". The Philosophical Quarterly 57 (227): 311–313. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9213.2007.486_7.x. 
  21. Review of Freedom, Reason, and the Polis: Destrée, Pierre (2011). "Review". Revue Philosophique de Louvain 109 (1): 229–230. https://www.persee.fr/doc/phlou_0035-3841_2011_num_109_1_8169_t1_0229_0000_2. 
  22. Review of Moral Obligation: Anwander, Norbert (April 2012). "none". The Philosophical Quarterly 62 (247): 410–413. 
  23. Review of Liberalism and Capitalism: Milde, Michael (August 2012). "Review". Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews (2012.08.39). https://ndpr.nd.edu/reviews/liberalism-and-capitalism/. 
  24. Reviews of Reason and Analysis in Ancient Greek Philosophy: