William Maker
American philosophy professor (1949–2021)
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William Anthony Maker, also known as Bill Maker (1949 - November 10, 2021), was a professor of philosophy at the Department of Philosophy and Religion in Clemson University.[1][2] Maker was the president of Hegel Society of America from 2008 to 2010.[3]
William Maker | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1949 |
| Died | November 10, 2021 (aged 71–72) |
| Education | |
| Education | The New School for Social Research (PhD) |
| Thesis | Hegel's Critique of Absolute Knowing: An Interpretation of the "Phenomenology of Spirit" (1978) |
| Albert Hofstadter, K. R. Dove | |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | Contemporary philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| German Idealism | |
| Institutions | Clemson University |
Life and works
Maker received his PhD in philosophy from The New School for Social Research in 1978. He did his dissertation on Hegel's Critique of Absolute Knowing: An Interpretation of the "Phenomenology of Spirit".[4]
Along with Richard Dien Winfield, Kenley R. Dove and Stephen Houlgate, Maker is said to defend a 'presuppositionless' and 'non-foundational' reading of Hegel's Logic.[5][6][7][8][9]
Selected publications
Monographs
- Philosophy without Foundations: Rethinking Hegel. SUNY Press. 11 October 1994. ISBN 978-0-7914-2100-0.[10][11][12]
Editorials
- Hegel and Aesthetics. SUNY Press. 11 May 2000. ISBN 978-0-7914-4552-5.[13]
- Hegel on Economics and Freedom. Mercer University Press. 1987. ISBN 978-0-86554-256-3.[14][15][16]