Alan R. Pratt (born 1953) is a Professor of
Humanities
Humanities are academic disciplines that study aspects of human society and culture, including Philosophy, certain fundamental questions asked by humans. During the Renaissance, the term "humanities" referred to the study of classical literature a ...
at
Embry–Riddle University. He is known for his research on
existential nihilism and
meaning of life
The meaning of life is the concept of an individual's life, or existence in general, having an intrinsic value (ethics), inherent significance or a Meaning (philosophy), philosophical point. There is no consensus on the specifics of such a conce ...
.
Reviewed Work: The Critical Response to Andy Warhol by Alan R. Pratt
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Books
* ''Tales of Florida Fishes'', Zane Grey's West Society, 2016 (contributing editor)
* ''The Critical Response to Andy Warhol'', New York: Greenwood Press, 1997 (contributing editor)
* ''The Dark Side: Thoughts on the Futility of Life from the Ancient Greeks to the Present'', New York: Citadel Press, 1994
* ''Black Humor: Critical Essays'', New York: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1993 (contributing editor)
See also
* nihilism
References
External links
Alan Pratt at Embry-Riddle University
University of West Florida alumni
Florida State University alumni
Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University faculty
21st-century American philosophers
Phenomenologists
American philosophers of culture
Philosophers of nihilism
Philosophers from Florida
Existentialists
American philosophy academics
Heidegger scholars
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
1953 births
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