Richard H. Popkin AKA Richard Henry Popkin Born: 27-Dec-1923 Birthplace: Manhattan, NY Died: 14-Apr-2005 Location of death: Santa Monica, CA Cause of death: Emphysema
Gender: Male Religion: Jewish Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Philosopher Nationality: United States Executive summary: The History of Scepticism Father: Louis Popkin Mother: Zelda Brother: Roy Popkin Wife: Juliet Greenstone (until his death, one son, two daughters) Son: Jeremy D. Popkin (historian, b. 19-Dec-1948) Daughter: Margaret L. Popkin Daughter: Susan J. Popkin
University: BA, Columbia University (1943) University: MA, Columbia University (1945) University: PhD, Columbia University (1950) Professor: University of California at San Diego (1963-73) Professor: Washington University in St. Louis (1973-86)
American Academy of Arts and Sciences 1996 Guggenheim Fellowship
Author of books:
Philosophy Made Simple (1956, philosophy) The History of Scepticism from Erasmus to Descartes (1960, philosophy) Introduction to Philosophy (1961, philosophy) Philosophy and the Human Spirit: A Brief Introduction (1973, philosophy) Isaac La Peyrère (1596-1676): His Life, Work, and Influence (1987, biography) The Third Force in Seventeenth Century Thought (1992, philosophy) Messianic Revolution: Radical Religious Politics to the End of the Second Millennium (1999, religion) Skeptical Philosophy for Everyone (2001, philosophy) Spinoza (2004, philosophy) Disputing Christianity: The 400-Year-Old Debate Over Rabbi Isaac Ben Abraham of Troki's Classic Arguments (2007, religion)
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