Richard Purtill

Richard L. Purtill
Richard L. Purtill
Born	March 13, 1931; Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	December 4, 2016 (aged 85)
Occupation	Educator, author
Genre	Fantasy
Website
	www.alivingdog.com/purtill/R._Purtill_Official_Site.html

Richard Purtill (March 13, 1931 – December 4, 2016) was an American philosopher and writer, and Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington, US. He was a writer of fantasy and science fiction, critical non-fiction on the same genres, and various works on religion and philosophy. He is best known for his novels of the "Kaphtu" universe. He wrote as both Richard Purtill and Richard L. Purtill, a variant form of his name. He was active in professional writing circles, being a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, the Authors Guild and the National Writers Union.

Bibliography

The Kaphtu Trilogy

Lost Tales Of Kaphtu

Logic for Philosophers (1971)
Solutions to Odd-numbered Exercises to Accompany Logic for Philosophers (1971)
Lord of the Elves and Eldils: Fantasy and Philosophy in C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien (1974)
Reason to Believe (1974)
Philosophically Speaking (1975)
Thinking About Ethics (1976)
Thinking About Religion: A Philosophical Introduction to Religion (1978)
Logic: Argument, Refutation, and Proof (1979)
C S Lewis' Case for the Christian Faith (as by Richard L. Purtill) (1981, rev. 2004)
J.R.R.Tolkien: Myth, Morality and Religion (1984)
Philosophical Questions: An Introductory Anthology (1984) (with Peter Kreeft and Michael H. MacDonald) (1984)
Moral Dilemmas (1985)
A Logical Introduction to Philosophy (1988)
Logical Thinking (1992)