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Douglas E Lewis
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lewis002@umn.edu
Affiliations
Philosophy
Educational Background & Specialties
Specialties
17th- and 18th- century European philosophy
Descartes
developments and critiques of early modern philosophy in the 20th century
Hume
metaphysics
Spinoza
toleration
women philosophers of the early modern period
Courses Taught
Phil 8085 - Seminar: History of Philosophy - Modern Philosophers
Phil 3005W - General History of Western Philosophy - Modern Period
Phil 1006W - Philosophy and Cultural Diversity
Research & Professional Activities
Professional Activities
Member: American Philosophical Association
Chair: Department of Philosophy, University of Minnesota , 1998 -
Member: Minnesota Philosophical Society
Publications
Marie de Gournay and the Engendering of Equality
: Lewis, Douglas, Teaching Philosophy, 22 , 1999.
On the Aims and the Method of Spinoza's Philosophy
: Lewis, Douglas, The Southwestern Journal of Philosophy, 8 , 1977.
Basic Nature of Ethical Problems Experienced by Persons with AIDS
: Lewis, Douglas, Cameron & Crisham, Journal of Professional Nursing, 9 , 1993.
The Existence of Substances and Locke's Way of Ideas
: Lewis, Douglas, Theoria, 35 , 1969.
Locke and the Problem of Slavery
: Lewis, Douglas, Teaching Philosophy, 26 , 2003.
Awards
John Tate Award for Excellence in Academic Advising, University of Minnesota, 1993
Arthur "Red" Motley Exemplary Teaching Award, College of Liberal Arts, University of Minnesota, 1997
Who's Who Among America's Teachers, 2004