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Jonathan Dancy

ジョナサン・ダンシー　/　じょなさん・だんしー

Philosopher

May 8, 1946 (age 80)

philosopher
epistemologist

My Take

Dancy interests me precisely because he is the opposite of flashy. Working across ethics and epistemology, he took the messy, case-by-case texture of human moral judgment seriously rather than smoothing it into tidy rules. There's a Taurean steadiness to how he stuck with his questions for decades, teaching at Keele before splitting his time between Texas and Reading. The 2016 British Academy fellowship is quiet recognition, but in academic terms it's a genuine honor. I admire people who make a living from sustained thinking and earn lasting respect without spectacle. His career is a reminder that depth, not noise, is what endures.

Overview

Jonathan Peter Dancy (born 8 May 1946) is a British philosopher, who has written on ethics and epistemology. He is currently Professor of Philosophy at University of Texas at Austin and Research Professor at the University of Reading. He taught previously for many years at the University of Keele.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Jonathan Dancy
Name (Japanese): ジョナサン・ダンシー
Reading: じょなさん・だんしー
Born: May 8, 1946 (age 80)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Taurus / Dog
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: philosopher / epistemologist

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Corpus Christi College

Awards & achievements

2016 Fellow of the British Academy

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Official sitehttps://liberalarts.utexas.edu/philosophy/faculty/jpd346
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%8A%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%80%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B7%E3%83%BC

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