John Skorupski
Encyclopedia
John Skorupski is a philosopher whose main interests are epistemology, ethics
and moral philosophy, political philosophy
, and the history
of 19th and 20th century philosophy
. He is best known for his work on John Stuart Mill
.
, from which he received both an MA and a PhD.
Skorupski was President of the Aristotelian Society
in 1990–91. He was made an Honorary Fellow of the Centre for the Study of Political Thought of the Jagiellonian University
, Kraków, in 1991, and was named Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
in 1992.
Ethics
Ethics, also known as moral philosophy, is a branch of philosophy that addresses questions about morality—that is, concepts such as good and evil, right and wrong, virtue and vice, justice and crime, etc.Major branches of ethics include:...
and moral philosophy, political philosophy
Political philosophy
Political philosophy is the study of such topics as liberty, justice, property, rights, law, and the enforcement of a legal code by authority: what they are, why they are needed, what, if anything, makes a government legitimate, what rights and freedoms it should protect and why, what form it...
, and the history
History of philosophy
The history of philosophy is the study of philosophical ideas and concepts through time. Issues specifically related to history of philosophy might include : How can changes in philosophy be accounted for historically? What drives the development of thought in its historical context? To what...
of 19th and 20th century philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
. He is best known for his work on John Stuart Mill
John Stuart Mill
John Stuart Mill was a British philosopher, economist and civil servant. An influential contributor to social theory, political theory, and political economy, his conception of liberty justified the freedom of the individual in opposition to unlimited state control. He was a proponent of...
.
Career
Skorupski studied philosophy and economics at Christ's College, CambridgeChrist's College, Cambridge
Christ's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.With a reputation for high academic standards, Christ's College averaged top place in the Tompkins Table from 1980-2000 . In 2011, Christ's was placed sixth.-College history:...
, from which he received both an MA and a PhD.
- 1971–72 Visiting Lecturer at the University of Ife, Nigeria (now Obafemi Awolowo UniversityObafemi Awolowo UniversityObafemi Awolowo University is a government-owned and -operated Nigerian university. The university is in the ancient city of Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria...
) - 1974 Visiting Professor at the Katholieke Universiteit LeuvenKatholieke Universiteit LeuvenThe Katholieke Universiteit Leuven is a Dutch-speaking university in Flanders, Belgium.It is located at the centre of the historic town of Leuven, and is a prominent part of the city, home to the university since 1425...
(the University of Louvain), Belgium - 1974–76 Research Fellow at Swansea UniversitySwansea UniversitySwansea University is a university located in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom. Swansea University was chartered as University College of Swansea in 1920, as the fourth college of the University of Wales. In 1996, it changed its name to the University of Wales Swansea following structural changes...
(University of Wales, Swansea) - 1976–84 Lecturer at the University of GlasgowUniversity of GlasgowThe University of Glasgow is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities. Located in Glasgow, the university was founded in 1451 and is presently one of seventeen British higher education institutions ranked amongst the top 100 of the...
- 1984–90 Professor of Philosophy at the University of SheffieldUniversity of SheffieldThe University of Sheffield is a research university based in the city of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. It is one of the original 'red brick' universities and is a member of the Russell Group of leading research intensive universities...
- 1990–present Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of St AndrewsUniversity of St AndrewsThe University of St Andrews, informally referred to as "St Andrews", is the oldest university in Scotland and the third oldest in the English-speaking world after Oxford and Cambridge. The university is situated in the town of St Andrews, Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. It was founded between...
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Skorupski was President of the Aristotelian Society
Aristotelian Society
The Aristotelian Society for the Systematic Study of Philosophy was founded at a meeting on 19 April 1880, at 17 Bloomsbury Square which resolved "to constitute a society of about twenty and to include ladies; the society to meet fortnightly, on Mondays at 8 o'clock, at the rooms of the Spelling...
in 1990–91. He was made an Honorary Fellow of the Centre for the Study of Political Thought of the Jagiellonian University
Jagiellonian University
The Jagiellonian University was established in 1364 by Casimir III the Great in Kazimierz . It is the oldest university in Poland, the second oldest university in Central Europe and one of the oldest universities in the world....
, Kraków, in 1991, and was named Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Royal Society of Edinburgh
The Royal Society of Edinburgh is Scotland's national academy of science and letters. It is a registered charity, operating on a wholly independent and non-party-political basis and providing public benefit throughout Scotland...
in 1992.
Books
- Symbol and Theory: A Philosophical Study of Theories of Religion in Social Anthropology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1975.
- John Stuart Mill. London: Routledge, 1989.
- English-Language Philosophy 1750–1945. (OPUS History of Western Philosophy, vol. 6) Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1993.
- Virtue and Taste: Essays in Memory of Flint Schier. Edited by John Skorupski & Dudley Knowles. Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1993.
- Cambridge Companions to Philosophy: John Stuart Mill. Edited by John Skorupski. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998.
- Ethical Explorations. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999.
- Why Read Mill Today? London: Routledge, 2006.