Richard J. Blackwell

Richard Joseph Blackwell (July 31, 1929 - October 10, 2021) was an American philosopher and professor emeritus of philosophy at Saint Louis University,^[1] where he held the Danforth Chair in the Humanities.^[2] His research has been on the interactions between modern science and philosophy.^[2][3]

Richard Blackwell
Born	July 31, 1929 Cleveland, Ohio
Died	October 10, 2021 (aged 92) St. Louis, Missouri
Era	21st-century philosophy
Region	Western philosophy

His PhD thesis (1954) was on Aristotle, under the supervision of Leonard Eslick.^[2]

In 1999, the journal The Modern Schoolman published an issue in his honor.^[2]

Selected publications

• Galileo, Bellarmine, and the Bible (University of Notre Dame Press; 1991) According to Google Scholar, it has been cited 200 times.^[4]
• Translation of Tommaso Campanella's A Defense of Galileo (University of Notre Dame Press; 1994)

References

1. Messerly, John (19 July 2015). "Evolution and Philosophy: Things I Learned From Richard J. Blackwell". Reason and Meaning.
2. Richard H. Dees (1999). "Philosophy and Modern Science: The Legacy of Richard Blackwell". The Modern Schoolman: 99–106. doi:10.5840/schoolman1999762/317.
3. "Richard "Dick" J. Blackwell Sr., Ph.D.: 1929-2021". Saint Louis University. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
4. Google Scholar Author page, Accessed November 23, 2020