James H. Hall (born 1933) is an American philosopher. He was the James Thomas Professor of Philosophy at the
University of Richmond
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from 1965 until his retirement in 2005. He remains at the university as
Professor Emeritus
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. His philosophical interests include: 20th Century
analytic philosophy
Analytic philosophy is a broad movement within Western philosophy, especially English-speaking world, anglophone philosophy, focused on analysis as a philosophical method; clarity of prose; rigor in arguments; and making use of formal logic, mat ...
,
epistemology
Epistemology is the branch of philosophy that examines the nature, origin, and limits of knowledge. Also called "the theory of knowledge", it explores different types of knowledge, such as propositional knowledge about facts, practical knowle ...
,
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 ...
, and
logical empiricism
Logical positivism, also known as logical empiricism or neo-positivism, was a philosophical movement, in the empiricist tradition, that sought to formulate a scientific philosophy in which philosophical discourse would be, in the perception of ...
. He has produced two lecture series for
The Teaching Company
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: ''Philosophy of Religion'' and ''Tools of Thinking: Understanding the World Through Experience and Reason''.
Books
Some of the books written by James Hall are as follows:
* ''Illustrated Dictionary Of Symbols In Eastern And Western Art'', 1996;
* ''The Sinister Side. How left-right symbolism shaped Western art'', 2008;
* ''The Self-Portrait. A Cultural History'', 2015;
* ''Accounting Information Systems'', March 2018;
* ''The Industry of Human Happiness'', May 2018;
* ''Dictionary of Subjects and Symbols in Art'', 2019;
* ''With Pen & Ink'', 2020;
* ''Glorieon'', 2021;
* ''The Artist's Studio: A Cultural History – A Times Best Art Book of 2022''.
References
External links
Hall's Home Page Department of Philosophy, University of Richmond
Living people
University of Richmond faculty
1933 births
Analytic philosophers
20th-century American philosophers
American epistemologists
American philosophers of religion
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