Albert Edwin Avey (29 May 1886 - 25 September 1963) was an

American American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, p ...

philosopher Philosophy ('love of wisdom' in Ancient Greek) is a systematic study of general and fundamental questions concerning topics like existence, reason, knowledge, Value (ethics and social sciences), value, mind, and language. It is a rational an ...

and Professor of Philosophy at

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. He is known for his works on conceptual cognition and the

philosophy of religion Philosophy of religion is "the philosophical examination of the central themes and concepts involved in religious traditions". Philosophical discussions on such topics date from ancient times, and appear in the earliest known Text (literary theo ...

Books

* Handbook in the history of philosophy. (New York : Barnes & Noble, 1954] * Readings in philosophy, (Columbus, O., R.G. Adams and Co., 1921)

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* 1886 births 1963 deaths 20th-century American philosophers American philosophy academics Ohio State University faculty Yale University alumni People from Hannibal, Missouri {{Reli-philo-bio-stub