Tomis Kapitan (1949–2016) was an American philosopher and Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus at Northern Illinois University.[1][2][3] He worked primarily in metaphysics and philosophy of language. Kapitan was especially interested in the free will debate, where he was a "compatibilist," defending the view that free will is possible even in a completely deterministic universe. He also published in philosophy of religion and wrote extensively on the Palestine-Israeli conflict.
Tomis Kapitan | |
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| Born | 1949 |
| Died | 2016 |
| Education | Indiana University, Bloomington (PhD) |
| Era | 21st-century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| Institutions | Northern Illinois University |
| Thesis | Foundations for a Theory of Propositional Form, Implication, Alethic Modality, and Generalization |
| Doctoral advisor | Hector-Neri Castenada |
| Other academic advisors | Romane Clark, Reinhardt Grossmann, J. Michael Dunn, James G. Hart |
Main interests | metaphysics, philosophy of language, free will, philosophy of religion, political philosophy |
Books edit
- The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Philosophical Essays on Self-Determination, Terrorism and the One-State Solution, with Raja Halwani Springer 2007
- The Phenomeno-Logic of the I: Essays on Self-Consciousness
- Archaeology, History and Culture in Palestine and the Near East: essays in memory of Albert E Glock
References edit
- ^ "In Memoriam: Tomis Kapitan (1949-2016)". Leiter Reports: A Philosophy Blog.
- ^ "Tomis Kapitan". www.informationphilosopher.com.
- ^ Hunt, David P. (1996). "The Compatibility of Omniscience and Intentional Action: A Reply to Tomis Kapitan". Religious Studies. 32 (1): 49–60. ISSN 0034-4125.
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