Tomis Kapitan

Tomis Kapitan
Born1949
Died2016
EducationIndiana University, Bloomington (PhD)
Era21st-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
InstitutionsNorthern Illinois University
ThesisFoundations for a Theory of Propositional Form, Implication, Alethic Modality, and Generalization
Doctoral advisorHector-Neri Castenada
Other academic advisorsRomane Clark, Reinhardt Grossmann, J. Michael Dunn, James G. Hart
Main interests
metaphysics, philosophy of language, free will, philosophy of religion, political philosophy

Tomis Kapitan (1949–2016) was an American philosopher and Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus at Northern Illinois University.[1][2][3] He worked primarily in metaphysics and philosophy of language. Kapitan was especially interested in the free will debate, where he was a "compatibilist," defending the view that free will is possible even in a completely deterministic universe. He also published in philosophy of religion and wrote extensively on the Palestine-Israeli conflict.

Books

  • The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Philosophical Essays on Self-Determination, Terrorism and the One-State Solution, with Raja Halwani Springer 2007
  • The Phenomeno-Logic of the I: Essays on Self-Consciousness
  • Archaeology, History and Culture in Palestine and the Near East: essays in memory of Albert E Glock

References

  1. ^ "In Memoriam: Tomis Kapitan (1949-2016)". Leiter Reports: A Philosophy Blog.
  2. ^ "Tomis Kapitan". www.informationphilosopher.com.
  3. ^ Hunt, David P. (1996). "The Compatibility of Omniscience and Intentional Action: A Reply to Tomis Kapitan". Religious Studies. 32 (1): 49–60. ISSN 0034-4125.
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