John W. Yolton
John W. Yolton (1921–2005) was an American historian of philosophy.
John W. Yolton | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 31, 1921 Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | November 3, 2005 |
| Education | University of Cincinnati University of California, Berkeley Balliol College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Historian of philosophy |
| Employer | Rutgers University |
| Spouse(s) | Jean Yolton |
He taught at Rutgers University from 1978 to 1992, and was a dean from 1978 to 1985. He authored or edited 15 books, several of which were about John Locke.
Early life
Yolton was born in 1921 in Birmingham, Alabama.[1][2] He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Cincinnati, a master's degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and a DPhil from Balliol College, Oxford.[1][2]
Career
Yolton taught at Johns Hopkins University, the University of Baltimore, Princeton University, Kenyon College, the University of Maryland, and York University.[2] He was a professor in the Philosophy department at Rutgers University from 1978 to 1992, and a dean from 1978 to 1985.[2]
Yolton was the author or editor of 15 books, several of which were about John Locke.[3]
Personal life and death
Yolton had a wife, Jean.[3] He died on November 3, 2005 in New Brunswick, New Jersey.[2]
Selected works
- Yolton, John W. (1956). Locke and The Way of Ideas. Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press. OCLC 459188873.
- Yolton, John W. (1994). Philosophy, Religion, and Science in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries. Rochester, New York: University of Rochester Press. ISBN 9781878822413. OCLC 638801866.
- Yolton, John W. (2004). The Two Intellectual Worlds of John Locke: Man, Person, and Spirits in the Essay. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801442902. OCLC 912339324.
References
- Overberg, Paul (April 5, 1978). "Yolton is named Rutgers College dean". The Courier-News. Bridgewater, New Jersey. p. 11. Retrieved February 16, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- Buickerood, James G.; Wright, John P. (May 2006). "John William Yolton, 1921-2005". Proceedings and Addresses of the American Philosophical Association. 79 (5): 139–142. JSTOR 27645176.
- Rogers, G. A. J. (April 2006). "In Memoriam: John W. Yolton 1921-2005". Journal of the History of Ideas. 67 (2): 419–421. doi:10.1353/jhi.2006.0018. S2CID 144499536.