Newton Phelps Stallknecht
BornOctober 24, 1906[1]
East Orange, New Jersey, U.S.[1]
DiedMay 23, 1981(1981-05-23) (aged 74)[2]
Alma materPrinceton University[1]
Era21st-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolKantianism
InstitutionsIndiana University
Thesis (1930)

Newton Phelps Stallknecht (October 24, 1906 – May 23, 1981) was an American philosopher and a professor of comparative literature and philosophy at Indiana University.[2] In addition, he was the Director of the School of Letters at Indiana University from 1953-1972. He also served as a president of the Metaphysical Society of America.[1] Stallknecht was educated at Princeton University, achieving his A.B. in 1927, A.M. in 1928, and Ph.D. in 1930.[2] During World War II, he was attached to the United States Army Security Agency in Washington.[2] His publications cover both philosophy and comparative literature, with a philosophical focus on Immanuel Kant, Henri Bergson, and Alfred North Whitehead.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Newton Phelps Stallknecht – Oxford Reference". www.oxfordreference.com. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Newton P. Stallknecht papers, 1922-1980, bulk 1950-1971". Archives Online at Indiana University. Retrieved 14 December 2019.


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