Peter A. Angeles Explained

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]

Selected publications

Notes and References

  1. http://legacyproject.sbcc.edu/memoirs-and-profiles/faculty/dr-peter-adam-angeles/ "Dr. Peter Adam Angeles"
  2. https://www.harpercollins.ca/9780064610261/harpercollins-dictionary-of-philosophy-2nd-edition/ "HarperCollins Dictionary of Philosophy, 2nd Edition"
  3. Allen, Charles W.. Reviewed Work: Dictionary of Christian Theology by Peter A. Angeles. The Journal of Religion. 66. 2. 230. 10.1086/487389.
  4. Siniscalchi, Glenn B.. 2018. Contemporary Trends in Atheist Criticism of Thomistic Natural Theology. The Heythrop Journal. 59. 4. 689–706. 10.1111/j.1468-2265.2012.00777.x.