Frederick Charles Dommeyer (January 12, 1909 – July 24, 1988) was an American philosopher and parapsychologist. Dommeyer was born in

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. He obtained an

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(1935) and

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(1937) from Brown University. He worked at

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where he was head of the philosophy department (1944–1958). He was a member of the

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and contributed articles to the ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. He married Mariam Pankov in 1937. They had several children: Barbara, Carl and Curt.Evory, Ann. (1979). ''Contemporary Authors. Volumes 37-40''. Gale, p. 137. Dommeyer was a

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Publications

*''Body, Mind and Death'' (1965) *''Current Philosophical Issues: Essays in Honor of Curt John Ducasse'' (1966)Ewing, A. C. (1968). ''Reviewed Work: Current Philosophical Issues. Essays in Honour of Curt John Ducasse by Frederick C. Dommeyer''. '' Philosophy'' 43 (164): 165–166.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dommeyer, Frederick C. 1909 births 1988 deaths American Unitarian Universalists Brown University alumni American parapsychologists Syracuse University alumni 20th-century American philosophers