Background
III, James Benjamin Wilbur was born on February 21, 1924 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Son of James Benjamin, Junior and Martha (Shekosky) W.
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- Author: (with H.J. Allen) The Worlds of Hume and Kant, 1967, 2d review edit, 1981, The Worlds of Plato and Aristotle, 1962, 2d review edit, 1979, The Worlds of the Early Greek Philosophers, 1979, The Moral Foundations of Business Practice, 1992. Editor, contributor
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(with B. Magnus) Cartesian Essays (M. Nijhoff), 1969, Spinoza's Metaphysics (Van Gorcum), 1976. Co-editor: (with E. Laszlo) Human Values and Natural Science, 1970, Values and the Mind of Man, 1971, Value Theory in Philosophy and Social Science (Gordon and Breach), 1971, Value and the Arts, 1978, The Dynamics of Value Change, 1978.
Editor: Human Value and Economic Activity, 1979, The Life Sciences and Human Values, 1979, HumanValues and the law, 1980, Values in the Law, 1980, Ethics and Management, 1983, Integration of Ethics into Business Education, 1984, Integrating Ethics into Business Education, 1983. Contribution Self-interest Dictionary of Business Ethics, 1995, others.
James Benjamin Wilbur III
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Bachelor of Arts, University Kentucky, 1948; postgraduate, Harvard, 1948-1950; Master of Arts, Columbia, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia, 1954.
Career
Member faculty, Adelphi U., Garden City, New York, 1952-1964; chairman philosophy department, Adelphi U., 1954-1964; assistant professor, Adelphi U., 1954-1959; associate professor, Adelphi U., 1959-1964; associate professor, U. Akron, Ohio., 1964-1966; professor, U. Akron, 1966-1968; chairman philosophy Department, University Akron, 1964-1968; professor philosophy, State University of New York College Arts and Science, Geneseo, 1968-1990; chairman philosophy department, State University of New York College Arts and Science, 1968-1978; founder, co-director, Confs. on Value Inquiry, 1967-1990. Visiting professor U. Kent, Canterbury, England, spring 1971. Faculty adviser Empire State College, 1972-1974.
Works
Other Work
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Author: (with H.J. Allen) The Worlds of Hume and Kant, 1967, 2d review edit, 1981, The Worlds of Plato and Aristotle, 1962, 2d review edit, 1979, The Worlds of the Early Greek Philosophers, 1979, The Moral Foundations of Business Practice, 1992. Editor, contributor
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(with B. Magnus) Cartesian Essays (M. Nijhoff), 1969, Spinoza's Metaphysics (Van Gorcum), 1976. Co-editor: (with E. Laszlo) Human Values and Natural Science, 1970, Values and the Mind of Man, 1971, Value Theory in Philosophy and Social Science (Gordon and Breach), 1971, Value and the Arts, 1978, The Dynamics of Value Change, 1978.
Editor: Human Value and Economic Activity, 1979, The Life Sciences and Human Values, 1979, HumanValues and the law, 1980, Values in the Law, 1980, Ethics and Management, 1983, Integration of Ethics into Business Education, 1984, Integrating Ethics into Business Education, 1983. Contribution Self-interest Dictionary of Business Ethics, 1995, others.
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Membership
Served with Army of the United States, 1943-1945. Member American Association of University Professors, American Metaphys. Society, Long Island Philosophical Society (founder 1963), Creighton Club (president 1970-1972), Rochester Oratorio Society, American Society Value Inquiry (secretary-treasurer 1971, president 1973-1974, founder Journal Value Inquiry 1967, executive editor 1967-1990, associate editor 1990-1996), Vermont History Society, Manchester History Society (president 1991-1994), Hudson (Ohio) Country Club (founding trustee, honorary life member), Ekwanok Country Club (Manchester), Harvard Club (New York City).
Connections
Married Margie Mattmiller, July 9, 1949. Children: James Benjamin IV, Ann Elizabeth.
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Nationality
American