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Ted Cohen (philosopher)

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Ted Cohen
Born1939
DiedMarch 14, 2014
Alma materHarvard University (PhD), University of Chicago (AB)
SpouseAndy Austin Cohen[citation needed]
AwardsPushcart Prize
EraContemporary philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolAnalytic philosophy
InstitutionsUniversity of Chicago
ThesisThe Grammar of Taste (1972)
Doctoral advisorStanley Cavell, Rogers Albritton
Main interests
Philosophy of art

Ted Cohen (1939 - March 14, 2014) was an American philosopher and professor of philosophy at the University of Chicago.[1][2] His interests included philosophy of art, history of the philosophy of art, especially in the 18th-century, and the philosophy of language.[3]

Education and career

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Cohen received his Bachelor of Arts (BA) from the University of Chicago in 1962, a Master of Arts (MA) from Harvard in 1965 and a PhD from Harvard in 1972 (Titled: The grammar of taste). He taught at the University of Chicago from 1967. Cohen worked mainly in the philosophy of art.[3]

Cohen served as president of the American Philosophical Association (2006-2007) and the American Society for Aesthetics (1997-1998).[4]

He was also the moderator of the Latke–Hamantash Debate at the University of Chicago for 25 years until his death.

Selected books

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  • Essays in Kant's Aesthetics, edited with Paul Guyer (University of Chicago Press, 1982)
  • Jokes: Philosophical Thoughts on Joking Matters (University of Chicago Press, 1999).
  • Thinking of Others: On the Talent for Metaphor (Princeton University Press, 2008).
  • Serious Larks: The Philosophy of Ted Cohen, edited and introduced by Daniel Herwitz. (University of Chicago Press, 2018)

References

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  1. ^ "Ted Cohen, 1939-2014". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Ted Cohen (1939-2014) - Daily Nous". Daily Nous. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  3. ^ a b Ted Cohen, philosopher who found the extraordinary in the ordinary, 1939-2014
  4. ^ "Ted Cohen, philosopher who found the extraordinary in the ordinary, 1939-2014". University of Chicago News. Retrieved 23 June 2018.