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Arthur Danto

1924 - 2013

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Arthur Coleman Danto (January 1, 1924 – October 25, 2013) was an American art critic, philosopher, and professor at Columbia University. He was best known for having been a long-time art critic for The Nation and for his work in philosophical aesthetics and philosophy of history, though he contributed significantly to a number of fields, including the philosophy of action. His interests included thought, feeling, philosophy of art, theories of representation, philosophical psychology, Hegel's aesthetics, and the philosophers Friedrich Nietzsche and Jean-Paul Sartre. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Arthur Danto is the 620th most popular philosopher (down from 569th in 2019), the 2,478th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,863rd in 2019) and the 25th most popular American Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Arthur Danto ranks 620 out of 1,267. Before him are Shihab al-Din 'Umar al-Suhrawardi, Berengar of Tours, Friedrich Albert Lange, Pietro d'Abano, Abraham Isaac Kook, and Dignāga. After him are Metrodorus of Lampsacus, R. G. Collingwood, Roman Ingarden, Maximus Planudes, Guarino da Verona, and Eugen Fink.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Arthur Danto ranks 109. Before him are Lee Iacocca, Tengiz Abuladze, Israel Tal, Edwin Ernest Salpeter, Pat Hingle, and William Russell. After him are Charles Bachman, Danielle Mitterrand, Geraldine Page, Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, 16th Karmapa, Jean Girault, and Jozef Tomko. Among people deceased in 2013, Arthur Danto ranks 95. Before him are Ottmar Walter, Abdul Rahim Hatif, Juan José Linz, Otto Sander, José Froilán González, and Zillur Rahman. After him are Taihō Kōki, Eleanor Parker, Jack Vance, Clive Burr, Dominique Venner, and Pedro Rocha.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Arthur Danto ranks 2,478 out of 20,380. Before him are Michael Cunningham (1952), Robert Moog (1934), Edward Albee (1928), William Wirt (1772), Beau Bridges (1941), and Eddie Constantine (1913). After him are James Brendan Connolly (1868), John Gray (1951), John Romita Sr. (1930), Richard Dix (1893), Hank Williams (1923), and Agnes Moorehead (1900).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In United States

Among philosophers born in United States, Arthur Danto ranks 25. Before him are Saul Kripke (1940), Charles W. Morris (1903), Barrington Moore Jr. (1913), Nancy Fraser (1947), Tom Regan (1938), and Jonathan Edwards (1703). After him are Michael Walzer (1935), Reinhold Niebuhr (1892), C. I. Lewis (1883), Mary Parker Follett (1868), Alvin Plantinga (1932), and Jerry Fodor (1935).

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