Jerrold Levinson
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Jerrold Levinson | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 11, 1948 New York City, U.S. |
| Awards | International Prize of the Società Italiana d'Estetica |
| Education | |
| Education | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS) University of Michigan (PhD) |
| Thesis | Properties, Qualities, and Categoriality (1974) |
| Doctoral advisor | Kendall Walton and Jaegwon Kim |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | Contemporary philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Analytic |
| Institutions | University of Maryland, College Park |
| Main interests | Philosophy of art |
| Notable ideas | The irreducible historicality of the concept of art |
Jerrold Levinson (born 11 July 1948[1]) is an American philosopher who is emeritus professor of philosophy at the University of Maryland, College Park.[2] He is particularly noted for his work on defining art, the aesthetics of music, ontology of art, philosophy of film, interpretation, aesthetics experience, and humour.
Levinson started his studies in 1965 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he gained a B.S. degree in Philosophy and Chemistry in 1969.[3] He earned his Ph.D. in philosophy at the University of Michigan in 1974, under the supervision of Jaegwon Kim and Kendall Walton,[4] his dissertation covering the topic of "Properties, Qualities, and Categoriality".[5]
During 1974–1975, he was visiting assistant professor at SUNY Albany. In 1976, he became assistant professor at the University of Maryland, was promoted to associate professor in 1982, and full professor in 1991. In 2004, he was accorded the title of distinguished university professor. He became professor emeritus in 2018.[6] He has also been visiting professor at other US institutes,[7] including the Johns Hopkins University and Columbia University. He has also held visiting appointments in other countries, such as England (University of London and University of Kent), New Zealand (University of Canterbury), France (Université de Rennes), Belgium (Université Libre de Bruxelles), Portugal (Universidade de Lisboa) and Switzerland (Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana). During 2010-2011 he held an International Francqui Chair [8] at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium), and in 2011 received the Premio Internazionale of the Società Italiana d'Estetica.
In 2003, Levinson co-directed a National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Institute, Art, Mind, and Cognitive Science, and during 2001-2003 was President of the American Society for Aesthetics.[9]
