Researching Jonathan Westphal
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 18 people with the Westphal surname? In that year Westphal was ranked number 3561 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Jonathan means "God gives" and is of Hebrew origin.
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Jonathan Westphal
Jonathan Westphal (born 1951) is an academic working on the philosophy of mind, metaphysics, philosophy of science, logic and philosophy of language and aesthetics. More recently he has become interested in issues in the philosophy of time, and in the understanding of human freedom. In the history of philosophy, he has worked mostly on Wittgenstein and Leibniz. He lives in Hamden, Connecticut, and works as a private tutor in philosophy (jonathanwestphal.wordpress.com)
Westphal received his BA from Harvard College in 1973, an MA from the University of Sussex in 1975, and the PhD from the University of London 1981, where he studied with David Wiggins. He has taught at the University of Hawaii, the University of London, Idaho State University, Amherst College, Hampshire College and at other colleges and universities in the UK and the US. He has been an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, at the University of Munich; he is a Fellow of Berkeley College (Yale University), and a Permanent Member of the Senior Common Room at University College, Oxford.
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