Henry E. Allison

Henry E. Allison
Born(1937-04-25)April 25, 1937
DiedJune 5, 2023(2023-06-05) (aged 86)
EducationYale University (BA)
Columbia University and Union Theological Seminary (New York) (MA)
New School for Social Research (PhD)
EraContemporary philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
Main interests
Immanuel Kant
Notable ideas
"two aspects" interpretation of transcendental idealism

Henry Edward Allison (April 25, 1937 – June 5, 2023) was an American scholar of Immanuel Kant, widely considered to be one of the most eminent English-language Kant scholars of the postwar era.[1][2] He was a professor and chair of the Philosophy Department at the University of California, San Diego[3] and a professor at Boston University.[4]

  1. ^ Leiter, Brian (February 18, 2016). "Best Anglophone and German Kant scholars since 1945?". Leiter Reports. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  2. ^ Thielke, Peter (2015). "Allison, Henry". In Audi, Robert (ed.). The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy (Third ed.). New York City: Cambridge University Press. p. 26. ISBN 978-1-139-05750-9. OCLC 927145544.
  3. ^ "UC San Diego Philosophy Faculty". UC San Diego. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Henry Allison profile". Boston University. Retrieved 3 February 2018.