Richard Velkley
Richard L. Velkley | |
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| Born | March 17, 1949 |
| Awards | NEH Fellowship Earhart Foundation Fellowship Bradley Foundation Fellowship ACLS Fellowship |
| Education | |
| Education | Cornell University (A.B) Pennsylvania State University (Ph.D.) |
| Thesis | Kant as Philosopher of Theodicy (1978) |
| Doctoral advisor | Thomas Seebohm |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | 21st-century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Continental |
| Institutions | Tulane University |
| Main interests | political philosophy, post-Kantian philosophy |
| Website | liberalarts |
Richard L. Velkley (born March 17, 1949) is an American philosopher and Celia Scott Weatherhead Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at Tulane University. Velkley is known for his expertise on Kant, Rousseau, and post-Kantian philosophy. He is a former associate editor of The Review of Metaphysics (1997–2006) and a former president of the Metaphysical Society of America (2017–18).