Jack W. Meiland (1934–1998) was an

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and educator. As a philosopher, Meiland is best known for his analyses of

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, particularly on

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. Meiland is also known for a "salvage operation" from the "paradox of relativism", the claim that relativists are absolutists about relativism. From 1962 to 1997, Meiland taught at the Philosophy Department at the

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, where he was appointed Arthur F. Thurnau Professor in 1988. In the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LS&A), Meiland served as Director of th
Honors Program
and then as the Associate

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for

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and Long-Range Planning.Professor Jack Meiland retires
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Works

*''Scepticism and Historical Knowledge'' (1965) *''Talking About Particulars'' (1970) *''Nature of Intention'' (1970) *''First Time in London'' (1979) *''College Thinking: How to Get the Best Out of College'' (1981) *''Relativism, Cognitive and Moral'' (1982), editor with Michael Krausz

References

Obituary
*Louis E. Loeb, "Jack W. Meiland, 1934-1998", ''Proceedings and Addresses of the American Philosophical Association'', Vol. 73, No. 2 (November 1999), pp. 124–126

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Meiland, Jack 1934 births 1998 deaths 20th-century American philosophers University of Michigan faculty

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