Harry McFarland Bracken (March 12, 1926[1] – December 15, 2011[2]) was an American philosopher, a specialist in Descartes and friend of Noam Chomsky. His academic career was framed in relation to his anti-Vietnam War activism.

Bracken received a BA in philosophy from Trinity College of Connecticut (1949), an MA in philosophy from The Johns Hopkins University (1954), and a PhD in philosophy from University of Iowa (1956). He held the position of assistant professor of philosophy at the University of Iowa (1957–62); Associate Professor of philosophy at University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (1961–63) and then Arizona State University (1963–64); and finally Professor of philosophy at McGill University (1966–91). He was a visiting professor at Trinity College of Dublin; University of California, San Diego; National University of Ireland; Erasmus University of Rotterdam; and University of Groningen in the Netherlands.

Bibliography

In addition to many articles and reviews, Bracken's published books are:

  • The Early Reception of Berkeley's Immaterialism: 1710–1733, The Hague: Nijhoff, 1959;[3] revised ed., 1963. According to WorldCat, the book is held in 484 libraries [4]
  • Berkeley, London: Macmillan, 1974[5] According to WorldCat, the book is held in 597 libraries [6]
  • Mind and Language: Essays on Descartes and Chomsky, Dordrecht: Foris, 1983 [7]
  • Freedom of Speech: Words Are Not Deeds, Westport CT: Praeger [Greenwood], 1994.[8] According to WorldCat, the book is held in 648 libraries [9]
  • Descartes.[10] Oxford: Oneworld, 2002

References

  1. ↑ "Untitled Document".
  2. ↑ "Harry Bracken Obituary". East Valley Tribune. Mesa, AZ. 2011.
  3. ↑ Bracken, Harry M. (January 1959). The Early Reception of Berkeley's Immaterialism 1710–1733. Springer. ISBN 940118674X.
  4. ↑ WorldCat book entry
  5. ↑ Bracken, Harry M. (1974). Berkeley. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0312075952.
  6. ↑ WorldCat book entry
  7. ↑ Bracken, Harry M. (1984). Mind and Language: Essays on Descartes and Chomsky. Foris Publications. ISBN 9067650218.
  8. ↑ Bracken, Harry M. (1994). Freedom of Speech: Words are Not Deeds. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 027594719X.
  9. ↑ WorldCat book entry
  10. ↑ Bracken, Harry M. (2002). Descartes. Oneworld. ISBN 1851682945.


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