John Lachs (1934–2023)
Author of In Love with Life: Reflections on the Joy of Living and Why We Hate to Die (Vanderbilt Library of American Philosophy)
About the Author
John Lachs is Centennial Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt University. He is author of Stoic Pragmatism (IUP, 2012), A Community of Individuals, and In Love with Life.
Works by John Lachs
In Love with Life: Reflections on the Joy of Living and Why We Hate to Die (Vanderbilt Library of American Philosophy) (1998) — Author — 20 copies
The Relevance of Philosophy to Life (The Vanderbilt Library of American Philosophy) (1995) — Author — 12 copies
Thinking in the Ruins: Wittgenstein and Santayana on Contingency (Vanderbilt Library of American Philosophy) (2000) — Author — 7 copies
A William Ernest Hocking Reader: with Commentary (The Vanderbilt Library of American Philosophy) (2004) — Editor — 5 copies
Associated Works
The Science of Knowledge: With the First and Second Introductions (1794) — Translator, some editions — 173 copies, 1 review
Physical Order and Moral Liberty. Previously Unpublished Essays of George Santayana (1969) — Editor, some editions — 11 copies
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- Birthdate
- 1934-07-17
- Date of death
- 2023-11-14
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Reviews
Sweetly old-fashioned libertarian argument against meddling. Not sure it would convince anyone who doesn't already lean that way, but he makes a good case. A little cranky but also compassionate.
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