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William Allison Shimer
William Allison Shimer (1894-1983) was an American professor of philosophy, who had a distinguished career in the fields of philosophy and education.
Born in Freed, West Virginia,...visualizza altroWilliam Allison Shimer (1894-1983) was an American professor of philosophy, who had a distinguished career in the fields of philosophy and education.
Born in Freed, West Virginia, he graduated from the Glenville State Normal School (now Glenville State College) in Glenville, West Virginia in 1914. He received his A.B. degree from Harvard University in 1917, followed by a master’s degree from the University of Rochester in 1922. He received his second master’s degree in 1923 and a Ph.D. in 1925 from Harvard and then went to the University of Paris as a Harvard Fellow. During his extended stay on the continent he traveled extensively.
After teaching philosophy at Ohio State University for four years, he became very active in the Phi Beta Kappa organization, as executive secretary of the United Chapters and as secretary of the Foundation. During his time there, he founded and edited both The American Scholar magazine and The Key Reporter. In 1943 he resigned to join the armed services and served as a lieutenant in the United States Navy, commanding a unit of the V-12 Navy College Training Program.
After World War II, Dr. Shimer was selected to become president of Marietta College in Ohio. Serving during a period of rapid post-war growth, he worked to expand the school’s enrollment and physical plant. He hired the distinguished Swiss philosopher Fritz Marti to start a philosophy department at the college.
Dr. Shimer and his wife Dorothy moved to Hawaii in 1947, and he taught at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. The Shimers also became involved with the World Brotherhood (later renamed the Council on World Tensions), an international organization founded under the auspices of the National Conference of Christians and Jews to promote understanding among different religions and cultures.
Shimer retired in 1968 and passed away in 1983.visualizza meno
Libri di William Allison Shimer
Conscious Clay: From Science via Philosophy to Religion