J. A. W. Gunn
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J. A. W. Gunn | |
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| Born | John Alexander Wilson Gunn 1937 |
| Died | (aged 85) Kingston, Ontario, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Other names | Jock Gunn |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford |
| Thesis | Interests and the Public Interest in English Social and Political Thought, 1640–1700 (1966) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Philosophy |
| Sub-discipline | Political philosophy |
| Institutions | Queen's University |
John Alexander Wilson "Jock" Gunn FRSC (1937 – March 7, 2023) was a Canadian political philosopher.
Early life and education[edit]
Gunn earned a Bachelor of Arts in politics and history from Queen's University in 1959 and a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Oxford.[1]
Academic career[edit]
Appointed full professor in 1970 at Queen's University, he was head of department 1975 to 1983 and was elected to the Royal Society of Canada in 1983. In 2001, Gunn retired after forty years of service to the university; he was then named the Sir Edward Peacock Professor Emeritus in the Queen's University Department of Political Studies.[2]
His main academic interests included:
- History of thought (chiefly British and French)
- Social-science theories
- Political philosophy
Death[edit]
Gunn died on March 7, 2023, at the age of 85.[1]
Selected bibliography[edit]
- Politics and the Public Interest in the Seventeenth Century (Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1969).
- Beyond Liberty and Property: The Process of Self-Recognition in Eighteenth-Century Political Thought (McGill-Queen's University Press, 1983).
- When the French Tried to Be British: Party, Opposition, and the Quest for Civil Disagreement, 1814–1848 (McGill-Queen's University Press, 2009).
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Queen's community remembers Professor Emeritus J.A.W. Gunn". Queen's University at Kingston. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "Queen's Department of Political Studies". Archived from the original on 4 March 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
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