Robert L. Perkins
Robert L. Perkins | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 23, 1930 |
| Died | March 20, 2018 (aged 87) |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Indiana University (PhD) |
| Thesis | Kierkegaard and Hegel: The Dialectical Structure of Kierkegaard's Ethical Thought (1965) |
| Doctoral advisor | Newton Phelps Stallknecht |
| Other advisors | Alan Donagan, Henry Veatch |
| Academic work | |
| Era | Contemporary philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| Institutions | Stetson University |
Robert Lee Perkins (June 23, 1930 Jacksonville, Florida - March 20, 2018) was a distinguished scholar of Søren Kierkegaard and Hegel at Stetson University.[1][2][3]
Life and works
Born in Jacksonville, Florida, after graduating from Stetson University in 1951, he was awarded a Bachelor of Divinity from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He received both his M.A. (1961) and Ph.D. (1964) from Indiana University Bloomington, and also earned a diploma from the Graduate School for Foreign Students at the University of Copenhagen in 1963.[3] Bob was the founder of the Søren Kierkegaard Society of North America and editor of the Kierkegaard Newsletter and the 24-volume International Kierkegaard Commentary. His scholarship made lasting contributions to Kierkegaard studies and the broader field of philosophy.[3]
Selected publications
Editorials
- History and system : Hegel's philosophy of history. Internet Archive. Albany : State University of New York Press. 1984. ISBN 978-0-87395-814-1.
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Articles
- "What a Hegelian fool I was". History of European Ideas. 20 (1–3): 177–181. 1995. doi:10.1016/0191-6599(95)92939-R. ISSN 0191-6599.
References
- ^ "Alabama Authors » Blog Archive » PERKINS, ROBERT LEE, 1930-". Retrieved 2025-07-06.
- ^ "Robert Perkins Obituary (1930 - 2018) - Deland, FL - Daytona Beach News-Journal". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
- ^ a b c Lancaster, Cory (2018-03-19). "Stetson Loses Two Long-time Friends". Stetson Today. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
- ^ Williams, Howard (May 1985). "R.L. Perkins (ed.), History and System: Hegel's Philosophy of History. Albany, State University of New York Press, 1984. pp. 272. 14.95 pb". Hegel Bulletin. 6 (1): 37–40. doi:10.1017/S0263523200007266. ISSN 0263-5232.
- ^ De Vos, L. (1988). "Review of History and System : Hegel's Philosophy of History. Proceedings of the 1982 Sessions of the Hegel Society of America". Tijdschrift voor Filosofie. 50 (2): 365–366. ISSN 1370-575X.
- ^ Knowles, Dudley R.; Harris, Errol E.; Harris, H. S.; Inwood, M. J.; Lauer, Quentin; Perkins, Robert L.; Plant, Raymond; Rauch, Leo; Rosen, Michael (April 1985). "Recent Work on Hegel". The Philosophical Quarterly. 35 (139): 199. doi:10.2307/2219348.