Keith Yandell

Keith Edward Yandell (born July 16, 1938, in Davenport, Iowa; died April 28, 2020, in Madison, Wisconsin) was an American philosopher of religion who gained recognition for his teaching and extensive writings. He began his academic career teaching in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, in 1966, eventually becoming the Julius R. Weinberg Professor of Philosophy before his retirement in 2011. From 2004 onwards, Yandell also served as an Affiliate Professor of Philosophy at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois, continuing his work even after his retirement from the University of Wisconsin. His philosophical stance included a defense of substance dualism. Yandell pursued higher education, earning a BA and an MA from Wayne State University and a PhD from Ohio State University. His areas of expertise were broad, encompassing the history of modern philosophy, metaphysics, philosophy of religion, ethics, and Indian philosophy. Yandell's scholarly output was considerable, including over 60 articles and reviews in academic journals, in addition to several books. His published works covered topics such as free will, evil, metaphysics, epistemology, and the philosophy of religion. He also contributed essays on thinkers like Anselm and Hume, as well as extensive work on the problem of evil, the epistemic status of religious experience, and Indian philosophy. His later work focused on metaphysical issues in the philosophy of religion and religious pluralism.