Maurice Natanson
Maurice Natanson | |
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| Born | Maurice Alexander Natanson November 26, 1924 |
| Died | August 16, 1996 (aged 71) |
| Alma mater | |
| Spouse(s) | Lois Natanson |
| Era | 20th-century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Phenomenology |
| Institutions | |
| Doctoral advisor | Alfred Schutz |
| Other academic advisors | James Burnham |
| Doctoral students | |
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Maurice Alexander Natanson (1924–1996) was an American philosopher "who helped introduce the work of Jean-Paul Sartre and Edmund Husserl in the United States".[2] He was a student of Alfred Schutz at the New School for Social Research and helped popularize Schutz' work from the 1960s onward.[1]
During his career he taught at the University of Houston, the Graduate Faculty of the New School for Social Research,[3] the University of North Carolina, Yale University, the University of California at Santa Cruz where he helped establish the History of Consciousness graduate program. He was a visiting professor at the Pennsylvania State University and University of California, Berkeley.[3]
A captivating speaker,[1] Natanson delivered the inaugural Alfred Schutz Memorial Lecture, "Alfred Schutz: Philosopher and Social Scientist"[4] (1995) and the Aron Gurwitsch Memorial Lecture "Illusion and Irreality"[5] (1983) at the annual meetings of the in 1995.[6]
Natanson was born in Manhattan and raised in Brooklyn. He died from prostate cancer on August 16, 1996, at age 71.[2]
Works[]
Natanson was the author of numerous works including:
- A Critique of Jean-Paul Sartre's Ontology (1951)
- Literature, Philosophy and the Social Sciences (1962)
- The Journeying Self: A Study in Philosophy and Social Role (1970)
- Edmund Husserl: Philosopher of Infinite Tasks (1973)
- Phenomenology, Role and Reason (1974)
- Anonymity: A Study in the Philosophy of Alfred Schutz (1986)
- The Erotic Bird: Phenomenology in Literature, (1998) and editor of Essays in Phenomenology (1966)
- Phenomenology and the Social Sciences (volumes 1 and 2) (1973).
Natanson also edited The Problem of Social Reality, volume I of the collected papers of Alfred Schutz. The Husserl book won the National Book Award for Philosophy and Religion in 1974.[1][7]
A Festschrift in honor of Natanson, The Prism of the Self, published in 1995 (edited by Steven Calt Crowell), includes contributions from , , Lewis Gordon, , , , , , and Judith Butler.[1][8]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Judith Butler. "Maurice Natanson". The Review of Metaphysics, Vol. 50, 1997.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Maurice Natanson, A Philosopher, 71". The New York Times. 1996-08-20. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Maurice Natanson (1970). The Journeying Self: A Study in Philosophy and Social Role. Reading, Massachusetts: Addison Wesley.
- ^ Center for Advanced Research in Phenomenology. "Alfred Schutz Memorial Lecture". Archived from the original on 2011-05-28. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
- ^ Center for Advanced Research in Phenomenology. "Aron Gurwitsch Memorial Lecture". Archived from the original on 2011-05-28. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
- ^ George Psthasas. "Society for Phenomenology & the Human Sciences: A Brief History". Archived from the original on 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2011-08-26.
- ^ National Book Foundation. "National Book Award Winners: 1950 – 2009". Retrieved 2011-08-25.
- ^ Amazon.com. Prism of the Self. ISBN 0792335465.
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