Frederick G. Weiss
American philosopher
Frederick Gustav Weiss (born 1939) is a retired professor of philosophy at Purdue University. He is one of the founding members of Hegel Society of America and the first editor of its journal The Owl of Minerva.
Life and works
Weiss received his education at Iona College and the University of Virginia. He received his M.A. from the University of Virginia in 1964 on "Hegel on Aristotle's de Anima: A Study in Interpretation" and his PhD in 1974 on "Hegel's Conception of Truth: An Interpretation and Criticism" from the same institution. Over the course of his academic career, he taught philosophy at several distinguished institutions, including Purdue University, Indiana University, Florida State University, and The Citadel.
Selected publications
Monographs
Hegel's Critique of Aristotle's Philosophy of Mind. 1969. doi:10.1007/978-94-015-0670-0. ISBN 978-94-015-0174-3.
Hegel in Comparative Literature.
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