Richard McKeon
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Richard McKeon (/məˈkiːən/; April 26, 1900 – March 31, 1985) was an American philosopher and longtime professor at the University of Chicago. His ideas formed the basis for the UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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Richard McKeon | |
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Born | April 26, 1900 |
Died | March 31, 1985 (aged 84) |
Education | Columbia University (BA, PhD) |
Era | 20th-century philosophy |
Region | Western Philosophy |
School | American New Rhetoric |
Institutions | University of Chicago |
Doctoral students | Michael J. Buckley, Robert Denoon Cumming, Richard Rorty |
Main interests | philosophy, rhetoric, science and metaphysics, pluralism, communication, history of philosophy |
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