Robert L. Arrington (October 19, 1938 - June 20, 2015) was an

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, specialising in

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, the philosophy of

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, and the

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. Arrington was born in

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, and educated at

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(

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1960, ''cum laude'') and

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(

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1962 and

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1966). After three years as assistant professor at

The University of Southern Mississippi The University of Southern Mississippi (Southern Miss or USM) is a public research university with its main campus located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award bachelor's, ma ...

(1963–1966), Arrington moved to

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, where he is professor emeritus of philosophy, and director of Wittgenstein Studies. He has held a

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(1960) and N.D.E.A. Title IV Fellowship (1960), and received a Griffin Award from the

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in 1968. He was an

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Research Fellow at the

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(1974–1975).

Books

Monographs

*''Rationalism, Realism, and Relativism: Perspectives in Contemporary Moral Epistemology'' (Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1989) *''Western Ethics'' (Oxford: Blackwell, 1997) *''Twentieth Century Ethics'' (Oxford: Blackwell, forthcoming)

As editor

*''Wittgenstein's "Philosophical Investigations": Text and Context'' o-ed. H.J. Glock(London: Routledge, 1991) *''Wittgenstein and Quine'' o-ed. H.J. Glock(London: Routledge, 1996) *''A Companion to the Philosophers'' (Oxford: Blackwell, 1998) *''Wittgenstein and Philosophy of Religion'' o-ed. Mark Addis(London: Routledge, forthcoming)

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1938 births 2015 deaths People from Bainbridge, Georgia Philosophers from Mississippi Philosophers from Georgia (U.S. state) Vanderbilt University alumni Tulane University alumni University of Southern Mississippi faculty Georgia State University faculty {{US-philosopher-stub

Books

Monographs

As editor

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