Wilmon Henry Sheldon
American philosopher
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Wilmon Henry Sheldon (1875–1980) was a twentieth-century American philosopher.
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BornApril 4, 1875
Newton Highlands, Massachusetts, US
DiedFebruary 26, 1980 (aged 104)
Pittsford, Vermont, US
Wilmon Henry Sheldon | |
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| Born | April 4, 1875 Newton Highlands, Massachusetts, US |
| Died | February 26, 1980 (aged 104) Pittsford, Vermont, US |
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| Era | 20th-century philosophy |
| Process philosophy | |
Life and career
Wilmon Henry Sheldon was born in Newton Highlands, Massachusetts on April 4, 1875.[1]
He was educated at Harvard University and taught at Yale.[2]
He died in Pittsford, Vermont on February 26, 1980, and was interred at the Central Burying Grounds in Hamden, Connecticut.[3]
Major works
- Strife of Systems and Productive Duality: An Essay in Philosophy. Harvard University Press. 1918.
- America's Progressive Philosophy. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. 1942.
- Process and Polarity (Woodbridge Lectures, Columbia University). 1944.
- God and Polarity: A Synthesis of Philosophies. 1954.
