Richard McKeon
Richard McKeon | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 26, 1900 |
| Died | March 31, 1985 (aged 84) |
| Education | |
| Education | Columbia University (BA, PhD) |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | 20th-century philosophy |
| Region | Western Philosophy |
| School | American New Rhetoric |
| Institutions | University of Chicago |
| Doctoral students | Michael J. Buckley, Robert Denoon Cumming, Richard Rorty |
| Main interests | philosophy, rhetoric, science and metaphysics, pluralism, communication, history of philosophy |
Richard McKeon (/məˈkiːən/; April 26, 1900 – March 31, 1985) was an American philosopher and longtime professor at the University of Chicago. His ideas formed the basis for the UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights.