William W. Tait
Encyclopedia
William Walker Tait is an emeritus professor of philosophy
at the University of Chicago
, where he served as a faculty member from 1972 to 1996, and as department chair from 1981 to 1987.
Tait received his B.A. from Lehigh University
in 1952, and his Ph.D. from Yale University
in 1958. Prior to teaching at Chicago he held positions at Stanford University
from 1958 to 1964, the University of Illinois at Chicago
from 1965 to 1971, and the University of Aarhus
from 1971 to 1972. In 1966 he signed a tax resistance vow to protest the Vietnam War. In 2002 he was elected as a Fellow
of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
.
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
at the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
, where he served as a faculty member from 1972 to 1996, and as department chair from 1981 to 1987.
Tait received his B.A. from Lehigh University
Lehigh University
Lehigh University is a private, co-educational university located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of the United States. It was established in 1865 by Asa Packer as a four-year technical school, but has grown to include studies in a wide variety of disciplines...
in 1952, and his Ph.D. from Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
in 1958. Prior to teaching at Chicago he held positions at Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
from 1958 to 1964, the University of Illinois at Chicago
University of Illinois at Chicago
The University of Illinois at Chicago, or UIC, is a state-funded public research university located in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Its campus is in the Near West Side community area, near the Chicago Loop...
from 1965 to 1971, and the University of Aarhus
University of Aarhus
Aarhus University , located in the city of Aarhus, Denmark, is Denmark's second oldest and second largest university...
from 1971 to 1972. In 1966 he signed a tax resistance vow to protest the Vietnam War. In 2002 he was elected as a Fellow
Fellow
A fellow in the broadest sense is someone who is an equal or a comrade. The term fellow is also used to describe a person, particularly by those in the upper social classes. It is most often used in an academic context: a fellow is often part of an elite group of learned people who are awarded...
of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences is an independent policy research center that conducts multidisciplinary studies of complex and emerging problems. The Academy’s elected members are leaders in the academic disciplines, the arts, business, and public affairs.James Bowdoin, John Adams, and...
.
Publications
- Early analytic philosophy : Frege, Russell, Wittgenstein : essays in honor of Leonard LinskyLeonard LinskyLeonard Linsky is an American philosopher. He is an Emeritus Professor of the University of Chicago. He is known for work on the theory of reference, and also as a historian of early analytical philosophy....
/ edited by William W. Tait. Chicago, Ill. : Open Court, c1997. vii, 291 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. ISBN 0812693434 (cloth : alk. paper), ISBN 0812693442 (pbk. : alk. paper) - Tait, William W. The provenance of pure reason : essays in the philosophy of mathematics and its history / William Tait. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2005. viii, 332 p. : ill., ; 25 cm. ISBN 019514192X