JES
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American philosopher
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Male
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Birth:
27 May 1921
Death:
7 December 2009
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Education:
Columbia University
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Biography
John Edwin Smith (May 27, 1921 - December 7, 2009) was an American philosopher and Clark Professor of Philosophy at Yale University. He served as president of the American Philosophical Society, Eastern Division, the American Theological Society, the Metaphysical Society of America, the Hegel Society of America and the C.S. Peirce Society.