Herbert Morris (philosopher)
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Herbert Morris (1928 – December 14, 2022) was an American philosopher, legal scholar, and literary critic, who spent his career at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Herbert Morris was born in New York City in 1928. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) 1951; Bachelor of Law, Yale, 1954; Doctor of Philosophy, Oxford University, 1956. He joined the UCLA Philosophy Department in 1956 and beginning in 1962 he accepted a joint appointment with the UCLA School of Law.
Morris served as Dean of Humanities of UCLA's College of Letters and Science from 1983 to 1993, and Interim Provost of the College from 1992 to 1993. He chaired the Board of Governors of the University's Humanities Research Institute from 1988 to 1990.[1]
After retirement, Morris continued to teach a popular lecture course at UCLA on "Law, Philosophy and Literature". He also continued to write. His latest article "On the Soul" appeared in the journal Philosophy in 2019.
Morris died at his home in Los Angeles on December 14, 2022, at the age of 94.[2]
