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D. D. Raphael

David Daiches Raphael was a British philosopher.

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David Daiches Raphael (25 January 1916 – 22 December 2015) was a British philosopher.1

Academic career

He taught at the University of Otago, Dunedin, in New Zealand from 1946 to 1949, before returning to the United Kingdom as a lecturer in moral philosophy at the University of Glasgow and rising to become Edward Caird Professor of Political and Social Philosophy between 1960 and 1970. After a period as Professor of Philosophy at the University of Reading (1970–1973), he was Professor of Philosophy at Imperial College, University of London from 1973 until he retired in 1983.12

He is known for his writings on Adam Smith, Thomas Hobbes, justice, the rights of man, and his 1981, introductory philosophical book; Moral Philosophy.34

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References

  1. "David Daiches Raphael (1916-2015)". Institute for the Study of Scottish Philosophy. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  2. "Raphael, Prof. David Daiches, (25 Jan. 1916–22 Dec. 2015), Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, University of London, since 1983". Who Was Who. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  3. "David Daiches Raphael". oll.libertyfund.org. Online Library of Liberty.
  4. "David Daiches Raphael". The Jewish Chronicle. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
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