Harry McFarland Bracken explained

Harry McFarland Bracken (March 12, 1926^[1] – December 15, 2011^[2]) was an American philosopher, a specialist in Descartes and friend of Noam Chomsky. His academic career was framed in relation to his anti-Vietnam War activism.

Bracken received a BA in philosophy from Trinity College of Connecticut (1949), an MA in philosophy from The Johns Hopkins University (1954), and a PhD in philosophy from University of Iowa (1956). He held the position of assistant professor of philosophy at the University of Iowa (1957–62); Associate Professor of philosophy at University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (1961–63) and then Arizona State University (1963–64); and finally Professor of philosophy at McGill University (1966–91). He was a visiting professor at Trinity College of Dublin; University of California, San Diego; National University of Ireland; Erasmus University of Rotterdam; and University of Groningen in the Netherlands. Bracken nominated Noam Chomsky for the 1969 Nobel Peace Prize.^[3]

Bibliography

In addition to many articles and reviews, Bracken's published books are:

• The Early Reception of Berkeley's Immaterialism: 1710–1733, The Hague: Nijhoff, 1959;^[4] revised ed., 1963. According to WorldCat, the book is held in 484 libraries ^[5]
• Berkeley, London: Macmillan, 1974^[6] According to WorldCat, the book is held in 597 libraries ^[7]
• Mind and Language: Essays on Descartes and Chomsky, Dordrecht: Foris, 1983 ^[8]
• Freedom of Speech: Words Are Not Deeds, Westport CT: Praeger [Greenwood], 1994.^[9] According to WorldCat, the book is held in 648 libraries ^[10]
• Descartes.^[11] Oxford: Oneworld, 2002

Notes and References

1. Web site: Untitled Document. 2016-03-23. 2022-10-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20221027095048/https://www.public.asu.edu/~gelderen/Harry.htm. dead.
2. Harry Bracken Obituary . 2011. Mesa, AZ . East Valley Tribune.
3. Web site: Mehlin . Hans . 2024-05-21 . Nomination%20Archive . 2024-08-19 . NobelPrize.org . en-US.
4. Book: 940118674X. The Early Reception of Berkeley's Immaterialism 1710–1733. Bracken. Harry M.. January 1959. Springer .
5. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/489833354 WorldCat book entry
6. Book: 0312075952. Berkeley. Bracken. Harry M.. 1974. St. Martin's Press .
7. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/780434717 WorldCat book entry
8. Book: 9067650218. Mind and Language: Essays on Descartes and Chomsky. Bracken. Harry M.. 1984. Foris Publications .
9. Book: 027594719X. Freedom of Speech: Words are Not Deeds. Bracken. Harry M.. 1994. Bloomsbury Academic .
10. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/715762495 WorldCat book entry
11. Book: 1851682945. Descartes. Bracken. Harry M.. 2002. Oneworld .