The Philosopher
Brian E. O'Neil
The face
The background
- Nationality:
- American
- Schools:
- Western philosophy
- Branchs:
- Descartes' philosophy
- Period:
- 21st-century philosophy
The synopsis
Brian E. O'Neil (1921-1985) was an American philosopher and a professor of philosophy at the University of New Mexico. He was known for his research on Descartes' philosophy. O'Neil died from cancer in 1985. He earned his PhD from the University of California at Berkeley, with his thesis being "Epistemological Direct Realism in Descartes' Philosophy" (1968), advised by Wallace Matson. His work was published by the University of New Mexico Press in 1974.
The works
Epistemological Direct Realism in Descartes' Philosophy