John Alexander Gunn (1896–1975) was a
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 ...
who earned his
Ph.D. from the
University of Liverpool
The University of Liverpool (abbreviated UOL) is a Public university, public research university in Liverpool, England. Founded in 1881 as University College Liverpool, Victoria University (United Kingdom), Victoria University, it received Ro ...
and worked there as a fellow. He went on to be appointed as a professor at the
University of Melbourne
The University of Melbourne (colloquially known as Melbourne University) is a public university, public research university located in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1853, it is Australia's second oldest university and the oldest in the state ...
in 1923 and retired in 1938. His successor as Director of Extension was
Colin R. Badger.
Writings
* ''Bergson and His Philosophy'' (1920)
* ''Modern French Philosophy: a Study of the Development Since Comte'' (1922)
* ''Wealth'' (1924)
* ''Benedict Spinoza'' (1925)
* ''Livelihood'' (1927)
* '' The Problem of Time: An Historical & Critical Study'' (1929)
* ''Spinoza, The Maker Of Lenses'' (1932)
External links
Bergson and His Philosophy (1920)E-Book
Modern French Philosophy (1922)E-Book
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1896 births
1975 deaths
20th-century British philosophers
Philosophers of time
Academic staff of the University of Melbourne
British expatriates in Australia
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