Barrows Dunham

Barrows Dunham
BornBarrows Dunham
(1905-10-10)October 10, 1905
Mount Holly, New Jersey, United States
DiedNovember 19, 1995(1995-11-19) (aged 90)
Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, United States
OccupationUniversity professor, author
NationalityAmerican
PeriodMid-twentieth century

Barrows Dunham (October 10, 1905 – November 19, 1995) was an American author and professor of philosophy. Best known for popular works of philosophy such as Man against Myth (1947) and Heroes and Heretics (1963),[1] Dunham also gained notoriety as a martyr for academic freedom when he was fired from Temple University in 1953 after refusing to “name names” before the House Un-American Activities Committee.[2]

  1. ^ Howard L. Parsons, “The Philosophy of Barrows Dunham,” Transactions of the Charles S. Peirce Society, Spring 1997.
  2. ^ Fred Richard Zimring, “Academic Freedom and the Cold War: The Dismissal of Barrows Dunham from Temple University, a Case Study,” Columbia University Teacher's College (dissertation), 1981