Background
Parry, Richard David was born on June 30, 1939 in Easton, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Lloyd George and Sara Elizabeth (Dicey) Parry.
Parry, Richard David was born on June 30, 1939 in Easton, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Lloyd George and Sara Elizabeth (Dicey) Parry.
Bachelor cum laude, Georgetown University, 1961. Master of Arts, Yale University, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy, University North Carolina, 1968.
Instructor philosophy, University of Southern California, Columbia, 1964-1965; from assistant professor to professor philosophy, Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Georgia, 1967-1986; Fuller E. Callaway professor philosophy, Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Georgia, since 1986; humanities administrator, National Endowment for Humanities, Washington, 1987-1988. Chairman faculty county University Center in Georgia, Atlanta, 1988-1990. Visiting fellow Oriel College, Oxford, United Kingdom, 1981-1982.
Member Pax Christi, Atlanta, since 1983. Member American Philosophical Association, Georgia Philosophical Society (president 1972-1973), Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy, Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology (Griffith Memorial Junior award 1970).
Married Joan Susan McConnell, December 17, 1966. Children: Matthew Thomas, Amy Elizabeth.