Murray Griffin Murphey (February 22, 1928 – December 6, 2018) was an American historian and philosopher. A native of Colorado Springs, Colorado born to Bradford and Margaret Murphey on February 22, 1928, Murray Murphey graduated from

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and earned a doctorate from

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. He began teaching at the

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as a

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shortly after completing his studies in 1954. Murphey joined the faculty as an assistant professor in 1956, and became a full professor in 1966. He retired in 2000. Over the course of his career, Murphy earned awards from the Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy and the

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. He also edited the journal '' American Quarterly''. Murphey died at the age of 90 on December 6, 2018.

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