Biography:Nick Fotion

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Nicholas Fotion
Alma materUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
EraContemporary philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
Academic advisorsJohn Searle
Main interests

Nicholas George Fotion (September 18, 1927 – 2019)[1] was an American philosopher noted for his contributions to the philosophy of ethics and philosophy of language. He has written on military ethics, terrorism,[2] and just war theory. He has also worked on the speech act theory of John Searle and J.L. Austin.[3][4] He was professor emeritus at Emory University.[5]

Fotion was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in 1927. He died in Atlanta, Georgia, in December 2019.[6]

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