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Darrel E. Christensen

Darrel E. Christensen
Born1923 (1923)
Nebraska
Died1992 (aged 68–69)
Academic background
EducationUniversity of Chicago (MA)
University of Southern California (PhD)
ThesisSome Implications for the Doctrine of God of Hegel's Concept of Thought as Mediation (1965)
Doctoral advisorWilliam H. Werkmeister
Academic work
Era21st-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
InstitutionsWofford College
Main interestsHegel's philosophy

Darrel Elvyn Christensen (1923–1992) was an American philosopher. He was the founder of Hegel Society of America and its first president. His interest lied particularly in the connection between Hegel and Whitehead.[1]

Life and works

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Christensen was born Nebraska. He completed his Bachelor of Arts degree at Hastings College in 1945. He went on to earn a Master of Theology from the Southern California School of Theology in 1957, followed by a Master of Arts from the University of Chicago in 1959. After spending a year at the Claremont Schools, he obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Southern California in 1965, writing a dissertation on "Some Implications for the Doctrine of God of Hegel's Concept of Thought as Mediation" under the supervision of William H. Werkmeister.[2] He began his academic career teaching at Wofford College for several years before relocating in the early 1970s to Salzburg, Austria, where he lived for the rest of his life.[1]

In 1968, he organized a symposium on Hegel and the philosophy of religion at Wofford College. During this event, he convened a small group of scholars and proposed the establishment of a learned society in the United States dedicated exclusively to the study of Hegel. The scholars—Christensen himself, Otho N. Adkins, George L. Kline, Robert L. Perkins, Warren E. Steinkraus, Donald P. Verene, and Frederick G. Weiss—constituted the original Executive Council of the Hegel Society of America. All participants in the symposium were designated as charter members of the society.[1][3]

Selected publications

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  • Christensen, Darrel E., ed. (1970). Hegel and the Philosophy of Religion. doi:10.1007/978-94-011-9152-4. ISBN 978-94-011-8439-7.[4][5][6][7][8]
  • Contemporary German Philosophy. Pennsylvania State University Press. 1982. ISBN 978-0-271-00336-8.[9]
  • The Search for Concreteness: Reflections on Hegel and Whitehead : A Treatise on Self-evidence and Critical Method in Philosophy. Susquehanna University Press. September 1986. ISBN 978-0-941664-22-6.[10][11][12][13]
  • Hegelian/Whiteheadian Perspectives. University Press of America. 1989. ISBN 978-0-8191-7078-1.[14][15]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Hegel Society of America, in cooperation with the Philosophy Documentation Center (1993). "Darrek Elvyn Christensen (1923-1992)". Owl of Minerva. 24 (2): 250. doi:10.5840/owl199324248. ISSN 0030-7580.
  2. ^ "Doctoral Dissertations, 1965". The Review of Metaphysics. 19 (1): 187–197. 1965. ISSN 0034-6632. JSTOR 20124104.
  3. ^ "Notes and News". The Journal of Philosophy. 66 (6): 192–195. 1969. ISSN 0022-362X.
  4. ^ Henderson, Edgar H. (1970). "Review of Hegel and the Philosophy of Religion: The Wofford Symposium". International Journal for Philosophy of Religion. 1 (3): 194–200. doi:10.1007/BF00136243. ISSN 0020-7047. JSTOR 40019160.
  5. ^ Ebert, Theodor (1972). "Review of Hegel and the Philosophy of Religion. The Wofford Symposium". Hegel-Studien. 7: 339–346. ISSN 0073-1587. JSTOR 26595416.
  6. ^ D., H. A. (1972). "Review of Hegel and the Philosophy of Religion: The Wofford Symposium". The Review of Metaphysics. 25 (4): 747–748. ISSN 0034-6632. JSTOR 20126115.
  7. ^ Easton, Loyd David (1972). "Hegel and the Philosophy of Religion: The Wofford Symposium (review)". Journal of the History of Philosophy. 10 (4): 483–485. doi:10.1353/hph.2008.1531. ISSN 1538-4586.
  8. ^ Collins, James; St. Louis University (1971). ""Hegel and the Philosophy of Religion," ed. Darrel E. Christensen". The Modern Schoolman. 49 (1): 85. doi:10.5840/schoolman197149125. ISSN 0026-8402.
  9. ^ Stepelevich, Lawrence S. (1985). "Review of Contemporary German Philosophy: Volume 1". The Review of Metaphysics. 38 (3): 620–621. ISSN 0034-6632. JSTOR 20128189.
  10. ^ Rinaldi, Giacomo; Philosophy Documentation Center (1988). "The Search For Concreteness. Reflections on Hegel and Whitehead: A Treatise on Self-Evidence and Critical Method In Philosophy". Idealistic Studies. 18 (2): 181–185. doi:10.5840/idstudies198818216. ISSN 0046-8541.
  11. ^ Ford, Lewis S.; St. Louis University (1989). "The Search for Concreteness: Reflections on Hegel and Whitehead. By Darrel E. Christensen". The Modern Schoolman. 66 (3): 230–231. doi:10.5840/schoolman198966339. ISSN 0026-8402.
  12. ^ Lichtigfeld, A.; Binghamton University State University of New York (1989). "The Search for Concreteness: Reflections on Hegel and Whitehead". International Studies in Philosophy. 21 (3): 103. doi:10.5840/intstudphil198921313. ISSN 0270-5664.
  13. ^ Zycinski, Joseph M. (1989). "Review of The Search for Concreteness: Reflections on Hegel and Whitehead". The Review of Metaphysics. 42 (4): 821–822. ISSN 0034-6632. JSTOR 20128805.
  14. ^ Lucas, George R. (1989). "Review of Hegelian/Whiteheadian Perspectives". The Review of Metaphysics. 43 (2): 394–395. ISSN 0034-6632. JSTOR 20128879.
  15. ^ Rinaldi, Giacomo; Hegel Society of America, in cooperation with the Philosophy Documentation Center (1991). "Hegelian/Whiteheadian Perspectives". Owl of Minerva. 23 (1): 93–98. doi:10.5840/owl19912319. ISSN 0030-7580.