Richard H. Kennington (1921 in

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- September 10, 1999 in

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) was an American philosopher and professor of

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and the

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. He is known for his research on

early modern philosophy Early modern philosophy (also classical modern philosophy) Richard Schacht, ''Classical Modern Philosophers: Descartes to Kant'', Routledge, 2013, p. 1: "Seven men have come to stand out from all of their counterparts in what has come to be known ...

and his translation of Descartes' ''

Discourse on the Method ''Discourse on the Method of Rightly Conducting One's Reason and of Seeking Truth in the Sciences'' () is a philosophical and autobiographical treatise published by René Descartes in 1637. It is best known as the source of the famous quotation ...

''.

Books

* ''On Modern Origins: Essays in Early Modern Philosophy'' (Applications of Political Theory), Pamela Kraus and Frank Hunt (eds), Lexington Books 2004, * ''

Discourse on Method ''Discourse on the Method of Rightly Conducting One's Reason and of Seeking Truth in the Sciences'' () is a philosophical and autobiographical treatise published by René Descartes in 1637. It is best known as the source of the famous quotation ...

'' (Focus Philosophical Library), Translated by Richard Kennington; Edited, with Introduction and Notes, by Pamela Kraus and Frank Hunt, Focus Publishing 2007,

References

External links

Kennington's papers
20th-century American philosophers American political philosophers American philosophy academics Pennsylvania State University faculty University of California alumni The New School alumni Catholic University of America faculty 1921 births 1999 deaths Descartes scholars 20th-century American translators {{US-philosopher-stub