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American philosopher
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Male
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Birth:
1929
Death:
2014
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Yale University
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Biography
John Joseph Compton (May 17, 1928 – Jan 18, 2014) was an American philosopher and Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt University (retired in 1998). Compton was a president of the Metaphysical Society of America (1979). He was a son of Arthur Compton.