Peter A. Angeles | |
Birth Date: | 21 February 1931 |
Birth Place: | Ambridge, Pennsylvania |
Occupation: | Philosopher, writer |
Peter Adam Angeles (February 21, 1931 – March 2, 2004) was an American philosopher and atheist writer.
Angeles was born in Ambridge, Pennsylvania.[1] He obtained his BA, MS and PhD from Columbia University. He taught philosophy at the University of Western Ontario for 14 years.[1] He taught philosophy at University of California, Santa Barbara (1968–1969) on a Canada Council Fellowship.[1] He moved to Santa Barbara in 1970. He was Professor and Chairman of the Department of Philosophy at Santa Barbara City College (1970–1990).[1]
In 1981, Angeles authored The Dictionary of Philosophy which was republished and revised as HarperCollins Dictionary of Philosophy in 1992.[2] He was also the author of the Dictionary of Christian Theology (1985).[3] Angeles was an atheist.[4] He was the editor of Critiques of God (1976) and authored The Problem of God (1981).
Angeles died on March 2, 2004, from cancer.[1]