George Pitcher (philosopher) explained

George Willard Pitcher (May 19, 1925 – January 12, 2018) was an American philosopher. He was a professor of philosophy at Princeton University from 1956 to 1982.[1] [2]

He was an expert on the work of George Berkeley and Ludwig Wittgenstein.[3]

Early life and education

George Willard Pitcher was born in West Orange, New Jersey.

He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1947 with a BS in electrical engineering.[4] After graduating, he served in the Navy for three years in the Atlantic, the Caribbean, and the Mediterranean. He went on to do graduate work at Harvard University, which he temporarily left during the Korean War when he was recalled to active duty. He returned to Harvard after his service. In the 1955–56 academic year, he spent the year at Magdalen College, Oxford on a traveling fellowship where he studied under J.L. Austin.[5] [4] He earned his PhD in 1957.[6] His PhD thesis was titled Illocutionary acts: an analysis of language in terms of human acts.[7]

Career

In 1956, Pitcher joined the Department of Philosophy at Princeton University as a faculty member. He served as acting chair and associate chair of the philosophy department for many years. He taught there until his retirement in 1982. While an emeritus professor, Pitcher continued to publish papers for several years.[6]

Personal life

Pitcher and Edward T. Cone, a composer and fellow Princeton professor, were companions for nearly 48 years, until Cone's death in 2004.[8]

Pitcher and Cone adopted a stray pregnant dog that they found in their garden shed which they later named Lupa. They kept one of the puppies from Lupa’s litter, which they named Remus, and gave the other puppies away. The two dogs were taken by Pitcher and Cone everywhere, including on a trip to France aboard the Queen Elizabeth 2. Pitcher wrote a book about his and Cone’s life with the dogs titled The Dogs Who Came to Stay.[6]

From 1992 until his death, Pitcher was a trustee of the Edward T. Cone Foundation, which supports educational and cultural institutions.[6]

Awards and honors

Pitcher received a 1965–66 Guggenheim fellowship and was a member of the American Philosophical Association.[6]

Publications

Books

Journal articles

Editor

Notes and References

  1. Web site: George W. Pitcher Obituary (1925–2018) New York Times. Legacy.com. October 5, 2021. September 19, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210919030501/https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/nytimes/name/george-pitcher-obituary?pid=187880058. live.
  2. Web site: George Willard Pitcher. June 22, 2021. June 25, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210625101621/https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803100329895. live.
  3. Web site: In Memoriam: George Pitcher, Kenneth Deffeyes *59. February 16, 2018. February 17, 2021. October 5, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201005032206/https://paw.princeton.edu/article/memoriam-george-pitcher-kenneth-deffeyes-59. live.
  4. Web site: George Pitcher | Philosophy . October 5, 2021 . September 21, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210921033248/https://philosophy.princeton.edu/about/great-and-good/george-pitcher . live .
  5. Web site: George W. Pitcher, 92 - centraljersey.com . October 5, 2021 . September 24, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210924202110/https://centraljersey.com/2018/01/17/george-w-pitcher-92/?amp . live .
  6. Web site: George Pitcher, scholar of contemporary philosophy beloved for his 'sheer humanity,' dies at 92. Princeton University. February 16, 2021. February 25, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210225213435/https://www.princeton.edu/news/2018/01/24/george-pitcher-scholar-contemporary-philosophy-beloved-his-sheer-humanity-dies-92. live.
  7. Book: Pitcher, George Willard. Illocutionary acts: an analysis of language in terms of human acts.. September 8, 1957. Open WorldCat. 76994603. August 1, 2021. August 2, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210802032200/https://www.worldcat.org/title/illocutionary-acts-an-analysis-of-language-in-terms-of-human-acts/oclc/76994603. live.
  8. News: Fox . Margalit . October 30, 2004 . Edward T. Cone, 87, Music Professor, Dies . The New York Times . November 17, 2020 . November 27, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201127071126/https://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/30/arts/edward-t-cone-87-music-professor-dies.html . live .
  9. The Philosophy of Wittgenstein. George Pitcher. 10.1086/288131. 1967. Narveson. Anne. Philosophy of Science. 34. 80–83. June 22, 2021. June 24, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210624205814/https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/288131. live.
  10. A Theory of Perception.By George Pitcher. 10.1080/00071773.1973.11006321. 1973. Meudell. Peter. Journal of the British Society for Phenomenology. 4. 2. 184–185. June 22, 2021. June 24, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210624203249/https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00071773.1973.11006321?journalCode=rbsp20. live.
  11. Web site: George Pitcher's 'Dogs': Joy and devotion. Gary Dorsey. THE BALTIMORE SUN. October 8, 1995. February 17, 2021. October 5, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211005110618/https://www.baltimoresun.com/. live.
  12. Web site: The dogs who came to stay / George Pitcher ; with drawings by Tom George. Trove. February 17, 2021. October 5, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211005110604/https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/7386958. live.
  13. Web site: Musing: George Pitcher on the Misfortunes of the Dead. June 28, 2019. June 22, 2021. February 25, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210225224549/https://theoxfordphilosopher.com/2019/06/28/musing-george-pitcher-on-the-misfortunes-of-the-dead/. live.

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