Robert R. Williams (philosopher)
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Robert Roy "Bob" Williams (1939 – March 10, 2018) was a professor emeritus of Germanic studies and religious studies at the University of Illinois Chicago.[1][2]
Born1939
DiedMarch 10, 2018 (aged 78–79)
Robert R. Williams | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1939 |
| Died | March 10, 2018 (aged 78–79) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Union Theological Seminary (PhD) |
| Thesis | Consciousness and Redemption in the Theology of Friedrich Schleiermacher (1971) |
| Academic work | |
| Era | Contemporary philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
School or tradition | German Idealism |
| Institutions | University of Illinois Chicago |
Life and works
Williams received his PhD from Union Theological Seminary in New York City in 1971 with the dissertation on "Consciousness and Redemption in the Theology of Friedrich Schleiermacher".[3]
He played an important role in reviving interest in the philosophy of Hegel.[4] In 2018 The Owl of Minerva dedicated a whole issue of the journal to the memory of Bob Williams, which contained review of his latest book Hegel on the Proofs and the Personhood of God.[5]
Publications
Monographs
- Williams, Robert R. (2017). Hegel on the Proofs and the Personhood of God. doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198795223.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-879522-3.[6][7]
- Williams, Robert R. (2012). Tragedy, Recognition, and the Death of God. doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199656059.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-965605-9.[8][9][10]
- Williams, Robert R. (1998). Williams, Robert R. (ed.). Hegel's Ethics of Recognition. doi:10.1525/9780520925533. ISBN 978-0-520-92553-3.[11]
- Recognition: Fichte and Hegel on the Other. SUNY Press. January 1992. ISBN 978-0-7914-0857-5.[12]
Translations
- Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich (2007). Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel: Lectures on the Philosophy of Spirit 1827-8. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-921702-1.