Maurice Natanson

Maurice Natanson
Born
Maurice Alexander Natanson

(1924-11-26)November 26, 1924
New York City, New York, US[1]
DiedAugust 16, 1996(1996-08-16) (aged 71)
Santa Cruz, California, US
Alma mater
SpouseLois Natanson
Era20th-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolPhenomenology
Institutions
Doctoral advisorAlfred Schutz
Other academic advisorsJames Burnham
Doctoral students
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Maurice Alexander Natanson (November 26, 1924 – August 16, 1996) was an American philosopher "who helped introduce the work of Jean-Paul Sartre and Edmund Husserl in the United States".[2] He was a student of Alfred Schutz at the New School for Social Research and helped popularize Schutz' work from the 1960s onward.[1]

During his career he taught at the University of Houston, the Graduate Faculty of the New School for Social Research,[3] the University of North Carolina, Yale University, the University of California at Santa Cruz where he helped establish the History of Consciousness graduate program. He was a visiting professor at the Pennsylvania State University and University of California, Berkeley.[3]

A captivating speaker,[1] Natanson delivered the inaugural Alfred Schutz Memorial Lecture, "Alfred Schutz: Philosopher and Social Scientist"[4] (1995) and the Aron Gurwitsch Memorial Lecture "Illusion and Irreality"[5] (1983) at the annual meetings of the Society for Phenomenology & the Human Sciences in 1995.[6]

Natanson was born in Manhattan and raised in Brooklyn. He died from prostate cancer on August 16, 1996, at age 71.[2]

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  2. ^ a b "Maurice Natanson, A Philosopher, 71". The New York Times. 1996-08-20. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
  3. ^ a b Maurice Natanson (1970). The Journeying Self: A Study in Philosophy and Social Role. Reading, Massachusetts: Addison Wesley.
  4. ^ Center for Advanced Research in Phenomenology. "Alfred Schutz Memorial Lecture". Archived from the original on 2011-05-28. Retrieved 2011-08-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ Center for Advanced Research in Phenomenology. "Aron Gurwitsch Memorial Lecture". Archived from the original on 2011-05-28. Retrieved 2011-08-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ George Psthasas. "Society for Phenomenology & the Human Sciences: A Brief History". Archived from the original on 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2011-08-26.