John Alexander Gunn (1896–1975) was a
philosopher
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who earned his
Ph.D.
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from the
University of Liverpool
, mottoeng = These days of peace foster learning
, established = 1881 – University College Liverpool1884 – affiliated to the federal Victoria Universityhttp://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukla/2004/4 University of Manchester Act 200 ...
and worked there as a fellow. He went on to be appointed as a professor at the
University of Melbourne
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in 1923 and retired in 1938. His successor as Director of Extension was
Colin R. Badger.
Writings
* ''Bergson and His Philosophy'' (1920)
* ''Modern French Philosophy: a Study of the Development Since Comte'' (1922)
* ''Wealth'' (1924)
* ''Benedict Spinoza'' (1925)
* ''Livelihood'' (1927)
* '' The Problem of Time: An Historical & Critical Study'' (1929)
* ''Spinoza, The Maker Of Lenses'' (1932)
External links
Bergson and His Philosophy (1920)E-Book
Modern French Philosophy (1922)E-Book
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1896 births
1975 deaths
20th-century British philosophers
Philosophers of time
University of Melbourne faculty
British expatriates in Australia
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