Joseph Owens (April 17, 1908 – October 30, 2005) was a Canadian

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and a philosopher specializing in the thought of

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, and

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Life and career

Owens received his PhD in 1951 from the

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, an affiliate of the

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, and remained at the institute as a teacher and distinguished researcher for the rest of his career. He authored nine books and almost 150 academic papers. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and served as president of the

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(1972), the

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, the Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy, and the

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(which also awarded him its Aquinas Medal).

Bibliography

Books (authored and edited)

* 461 pages. ** 535 pages. ** 539 pages. * 97 pages. * 434 pages. * 384 pages. :* 384 pages. (paper). * 158 pages. * 153 pages. ** 153 pages. (paper). * 117 pages. (cloth), (paper). * 332 pages. . * 373 pages. .

Collected papers

* 291 pages. . * 264 pages. (cloth), (paper). * 500 pages. (cloth). * 256 pages. (cloth).

Secondary sources

* 447 pages. .

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