Leslie Dewart
Leslie Dewart | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 December 1922 |
| Died | 20 December 2009 (aged 86) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Education | |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | 20th-century philosophy (modern philosophy) |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Theological philosophy |
| Main interests | Cuban Revolution, Religion, Language, Consciousness |
Leslie Dewart (December 18, 1922 – December 20, 2009) was a Canadian philosopher and Professor Emeritus at the Graduate Department of Philosophy and the Centre for the Study of Religion at the University of Toronto.
Dewart was born in Madrid, Spain, in 1922, but he was raised by his mother in Cuba. Coming to Canada at the age of 19, he served in the Royal Canadian Air Force in bomber-reconnaissance operations on the Atlantic Coast from 1942 to 1947, subsequently becoming a Canadian citizen. He then began his studies at the University of Toronto.
He was a Roman Catholic.