William Maker
William Maker | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1949 |
| Died | November 10, 2021 (aged 71–72) |
| Education | |
| Education | The New School for Social Research (PhD) |
| Thesis | Hegel's Critique of Absolute Knowing: An Interpretation of the "Phenomenology of Spirit" (1978) |
| Doctoral advisor | Albert Hofstadter, K. R. Dove |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | Contemporary philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | German Idealism |
| Institutions | Clemson University |
William Anthony Maker, also known as Bill Maker (1949 - November 10, 2021), was a professor of philosophy at the Department of Philosophy and Religion in Clemson University.[1][2] Maker was the president of Hegel Society of America from 2008 to 2010.[3]
Life and works
Maker received his PhD in philosophy from The New School for Social Research in 1978. He did his dissertation on Hegel's Critique of Absolute Knowing: An Interpretation of the "Phenomenology of Spirit".[4]
Along with Richard Dien Winfield, Kenley R. Dove and Stephen Houlgate, Maker is said to defend a 'presuppositionless' and 'non-foundational' reading of Hegel's Logic.[5][6][7][8][9]
Selected publications
Monographs
- Philosophy without Foundations: Rethinking Hegel. SUNY Press. 11 October 1994. ISBN 978-0-7914-2100-0.[10][11][12]
Editorials
- Hegel and Aesthetics. SUNY Press. 11 May 2000. ISBN 978-0-7914-4552-5.[13]
- Hegel on Economics and Freedom. Mercer University Press. 1987. ISBN 978-0-86554-256-3.[14][15][16]
References
- ^ Surber, Jere; Hegel Society of America (2022). "We Remember William "Bill" Maker (1949–2021)". The Owl of Minerva. 53 (1): 145. doi:10.5840/owl2022531/27. ISSN 0030-7580.
- ^ "2021 Memorials – Emeritus College". blogs.clemson.edu. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ "Minutes of the HSA Biennial Conferences". The Hegel Society of America. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
- ^ "Hegel's Critique of Absolute Knowing: An Interpretation of the "Phenomenology of Spirit."". The New School Libraries. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
- ^ Clark, Wendy Lynn; Fritzman, J. M. (2003). "The Nonfoundational Hegelianism of Dove, Maker, and Winfield". The Philosophical Forum. 34 (1): 91–113. doi:10.1111/1467-9191.00127. ISSN 1467-9191.
- ^ Dunphy, Robb (2023). "The Beginning of Hegel's Logic". Philosophy Compass. 18 (5) e12918. doi:10.1111/phc3.12918. ISSN 1747-9991.
- ^ Dunphy, Robb (2020). "On the Incompatibility of Hegel?s Phenomenology with the Beginning of His Logic". The Review of Metaphysics. 74 (1 (293)): 81–120. ISSN 0034-6632.
- ^ Hentrup, Miles; Philosophy Documentation Center (2019). "Hegel's Logic as Presuppositionless Science". Idealistic Studies. 49 (2): 145–165. doi:10.5840/idstudies2019115107. ISSN 0046-8541.
- ^ Webster, George (August 2023). "Rethinking Maker: Hegel's Realism Revisited". Hegel Bulletin. 44 (2): 297–320. doi:10.1017/hgl.2022.14. ISSN 2051-5367.
- ^ Ingram, David (1997-10-01). "William Maker, Philosophy Without Foundations: Rethinking Hegel". Man and World. 30 (4): 483–489. doi:10.1023/A:1004252105537. ISSN 1573-1103.
- ^ Ashton, Paul (January 2005). "William Maker, Philosophy Without Foundations: Rethinking Hegel (Albany: State University of New York Press, 1994), pp. 298. ISBN 0-7914-2100-7". Hegel Bulletin. 26 (1–2): 100–107. doi:10.1017/S0263523200002238. ISSN 0263-5232.
- ^ Winfield, Richard Dien (1996). "Philosophy Without Foundations". Owl of Minerva. 28 (1): 100–108. doi:10.5840/owl199628130. ISSN 0030-7580.
- ^ Wicks, Robert (2002). Maker, William (ed.). "Reviving the Remains of Hegel's Aesthetics". Journal of Aesthetic Education. 36 (1): 100–110. doi:10.2307/3333629. ISSN 0021-8510. JSTOR 3333629.
- ^ Murray, Patrick; Schuler, Jeanne A. (1988). "Review of Hegel on Economics and Freedom". The Review of Metaphysics. 42 (1): 152–153. ISSN 0034-6632.
- ^ Brod, Harry; Hegel Society of America, in cooperation with the Philosophy Documentation Center (1989). "Hegel on Economics and Freedom:". Owl of Minerva. 20 (2): 242–247. doi:10.5840/owl198920215. ISSN 0030-7580.
- ^ Dickey, Laurence (April 1990). "Hegel on Economics and Freedom, edited by William Maker. Macon, GA: Mercer University Press, 1987, viii + 236 pages". Economics & Philosophy. 6 (1): 169–176. doi:10.1017/S0266267100000730. ISSN 1474-0028.