Kenneth Winkler
American philosopher (born 1950)
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Kenneth Winkler (born 1950) is an American philosopher and the Kingman Brewster, Jr. Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at Yale University and a specialist in the history of early modern philosophy.[1]
Born1950 (age 75–76)
RegionWestern philosophy
InstitutionsYale University, Wellesley College, Boston University, Brown, MIT, Brandeis, Harvard
Kenneth Winkler | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1950 (age 75–76) |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | 21st-century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| Institutions | Yale University, Wellesley College, Boston University, Brown, MIT, Brandeis, Harvard |
Main interests | George Berkeley |
Education and career
Winkler earned his Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Texas, Austin. Before moving to Yale, he was the Class of 1919 Professor of Philosophy at Wellesley College.[2]
Philosophical work
Books
- Berkeley: An Interpretation. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0198249078
- The Cambridge Companion to Berkeley. Ed. Kenneth P. Winkler. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005. ISBN 978-0521450331
