Background
Olscamp, Paul James was born on August 29, 1937 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Son of James J. and Luella M. (Brush) Olscamp.
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Upon the whole, I am inclined to think that the far greater part, if not all, of those difficulties which have hitherto amused philosophers, and blocked up the way to knowledge, are entirely owing to our selves. That we have 1 first raised a dust, and then complain, we cannot see. . . . there are some passages that, taken by themselves, are very liable (nor could it be remedied) to gross misinterpretation, and to be charged with most absurd consequences, which, nevertheless, upon an entire perusal will 2 appear not to follow from them. In an effort to comply with these excellent principles of Berkeley's, I have tried to avoid complex language throughout this book, and to give all of his works the careful scrutiny he urges in order to avoid misplaced emphasis and quoting out of context. George Berkeley waS born in Dysert Castle, Thomastown, Kilkenny, Ireland, in 1685. He is among the best known of Western philosophers, but a brief sketch of the high points of his life might nonetheless be of some interest. His father William Berkeley was related to Lord Berkeley of Stratton, who was the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1670 to 1672. His mother was probably related to General Wolfe, the conqueror of Montcalm in Canada. He was educated at Kilkenny School, and at Trinity College, Dublin, where he received Bachelor's and Master's degrees in 1704 and 1707 respectively.
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(Upon the whole, I am inclined to think that the far great...)
Upon the whole, I am inclined to think that the far greater part, if not all, of those difficulties which have hitherto amused philosophers, and blocked up the way to knowledge, are entirely owing to our selves. That we have 1 first raised a dust, and then complain, we cannot see. . . . there are some passages that, taken by themselves, are very liable (nor could it be remedied) to gross misinterpretation, and to be charged with most absurd consequences, which, nevertheless, upon an entire perusal will 2 appear not to follow from them. In an effort to comply with these excellent principles of Berkeley's, I have tried to avoid complex language throughout this book, and to give all of his works the careful scrutiny he urges in order to avoid misplaced emphasis and quoting out of context. George Berkeley waS born in Dysert Castle, Thomastown, Kilkenny, Ireland, in 1685. He is among the best known of Western philosophers, but a brief sketch of the high points of his life might nonetheless be of some interest. His father William Berkeley was related to Lord Berkeley of Stratton, who was the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1670 to 1672. His mother was probably related to General Wolfe, the conqueror of Montcalm in Canada. He was educated at Kilkenny School, and at Trinity College, Dublin, where he received Bachelor's and Master's degrees in 1704 and 1707 respectively.
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administrator Master of Arts Dean of Faculties
Olscamp, Paul James was born on August 29, 1937 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Son of James J. and Luella M. (Brush) Olscamp.
Bachelor, University Western Ontario, 1958. Master of Arts, University Western Ontario, 1960. Doctor of Philosophy, University Rochester, 1962.
He received his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees in 1958 and 1960, respectively. He received his doctorate in philosophy from the University of Rochester in 1962, the first such degree awarded there. His continuing love of the subject was evident during his time at Bowling Green State University (BGSU) because he taught a philosophy course almost every semester, despite managing all his duties as president
He served as Dean of Faculties at Roosevelt University, Chicago, Illinois, from 1970 to1972.
He also taught one course each semester, including seminars on the philosophy of George Berkeley. Olscamp served as president of Western Washington University for seven years.
While president of BGSU, he held a position on the Board of Directors of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities. He was appointed to the National Council on the Humanities by President Ronald Reagan in 1987.
In 1989 he was elected as the Mid-American Conference representative to the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s Presidents" Commission.
Following his retirement from BGSU in 1995, Doctor Olscamp served as interim president of the University of South Dakota and then went on to hold the same position at Mayville State University in North Dakota. He died at the age of 77 on October 14, 2014 in Coeur d"Alene, Idaho.
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Member National Council on the Humanities, 1988-1992, National Collegiate Athletic Association President's Commission, 1989-1991. Board directors, treasurer Inter-American University Council for Economic and Social Development since 1991. Member American Association State Colleges and Universities (member committee undergraduate education 1982-1990, committee conferences and professional development 1989-1992), American Philosophical Association.
Married Ruth I. Pratt, December 2, 1978. Children by previous marriage: Rebecca Ann, Adam James.