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Peter Loptson

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Short description: Canadian philosopher
Peter Loptson
EducationBA (York University), MA & PhD (University of Pittsburgh)
Era20th‑ and 21st‑century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
InstitutionsUniversity of Guelph, University of Saskatchewan
Main interests
Metaphysics, human nature, history of philosophy

Peter Loptson is a Canadian philosopher whose work spans metaphysics, human nature, and the history of philosophy.[1][2][3] He is professor at the University of Guelph in Ontario, having previously taught at the University of Saskatchewan. He served as co-editor of Hume Studies between 2005 and 2010 and as co-editor of Dialogue between 1996 and 2000.[4]

Books

  • Freedom, Nature, and World. University of Ottawa Press, 2007.
  • Philosophy, History, and Myth. University Press of America, 2002.
  • Reality: Fundamental Topics in Metaphysics. University of Toronto Press, 2001. 2nd edition (paperback) University of Ottawa Press, 2010.
  • Theories of Human Nature. Broadview Press, 1995. 2nd edition 2001. 3rd edition 2006.

edited

  • G. W. Leibniz, Discourse on Metaphysics and Monadology. Broadview Press, forthcoming, 2011.
  • Readings on Human Nature. Broadview Press, 1998.
  • Anne Conway, The Principles of the Most Ancient and Modern Philosophy. Martinus Nijhoff, 1982. 2nd edition. Scholars' Facsimiles and Reprints, 1998.

References

  1. ↑ Butchvarov, Panayot (2003). "Review of Reality: Fundamental Topics in Metaphysics". Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 67 (2): 497–500. ISSN 0031-8205. https://www.jstor.org/stable/20140620. 
  2. ↑ Young, Julian (July 1996). "Theories of Human NaturePeter Loptson Peterborough, ON: Broadview Press, 1995, x + 262 pp., $24.95 paper." (in en). Dialogue: Canadian Philosophical Review / Revue canadienne de philosophie 35 (3): 620–623. doi:10.1017/S0012217300008933. ISSN 1759-0949. 
  3. ↑ MacKenzie, Patrick (October 2005). "Philosophy, History, and Myth: Essays and TalksPeter Loptson Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 2002, xi + 226 pp., $35.00 paper" (in en). Dialogue: Canadian Philosophical Review / Revue canadienne de philosophie 44 (4): 824–826. doi:10.1017/S001221730000024X. ISSN 1759-0949. 
  4. ↑ "Peter Loptson". https://www.uoguelph.ca/arts/philosophy/people/peter-loptson. 



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