Edel, Abraham
EDEL, Abraham
EDEL, Abraham. American, b. 1908. Genres: Philosophy. Career: City University of New York, City College, joined faculty, 1931, Distinguished Professor, 1970-73, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, 1973-, and Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, Graduate School, 1973-; University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Research Professor of Philosophy, 1974-. Publications: Theory and Practice of Philosophy, 1946; Ethical Judgment: The Use of Science in Ethics, 1955; (with M. Edel) Anthropology and Ethics, 1959, rev. ed. as Anthropology and Ethics: The Quest for Moral Understanding, 2000; Science and the Structure of Ethics, 1961, rev. ed., 1998; Method in Ethical Theory, 1963, rev. ed., 1994; Analyzing Concepts in Social Science, 1979; Exploring Fact and Value, 1980; Aristotle and His Philosophy, 1982; Interpreting Education, 1985; (with E. Flower and F.W. O'Connor) Morality, Philosophy, and Practice: Historical and Contemporary Readings and Studies, 1989; The Struggle for Academic Democracy, 1990; Relating Humanities and Social Thought, 1990; In Search of the Ethical, 1993; (with E. Flower and F.W. O'Connor) Critique of Applied Ethics, 1994; The Evolution of John Dewey's Ethical Theory, 1908-1932, 2001. EDITOR: (with Y.H. Krikorian) Contemporary Philosophic Problems: Selected Readings, 1959; (and contrib.) Aristotle, 1967; (and author of introd.) The Chiga of Uganda, 2nd ed., 1996. Address: 104 N Shedwick St, Philadelphia, PA 19104-4912, U.S.A.