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Paul Kurtz

1925 - 2012

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Paul Kurtz (December 21, 1925 – October 20, 2012) was an American scientific skeptic and secular humanist. He has been called "the father of secular humanism". He was Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the State University of New York at Buffalo, having previously also taught at Vassar, Trinity, and Union colleges, and the New School for Social Research. Kurtz founded the publishing house Prometheus Books in 1969. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Kurtz is the 1,211th most popular philosopher (down from 1,075th in 2019), the 9,805th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,614th in 2019) and the 74th most popular American Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Paul Kurtz ranks 1,211 out of 1,267. Before him are Judith Jarvis Thomson, Michael Novak, Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn, Alister McGrath, George Henry Lewes, and R. C. Sproul. After him are Yuval Steinitz, Mary Midgley, Alexander Tarasov, David Ray Griffin, Simon Blackburn, and Charles Hartshorne.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Paul Kurtz ranks 465. Before him are Ossi Reichert, Henry Plumb, Baron Plumb, Marty Robbins, Aleksei Paramonov, Atilio López, and John Wain. After him are Horacio Guarany, Bruno Pesaola, Božena Srncová, Salil Chowdhury, Gene Ammons, and Grigory Mkrtychan. Among people deceased in 2012, Paul Kurtz ranks 392. Before him are Takao Sakurai, Boris Razinsky, Robert Sabatier, Peter Struck, Georg Leber, and Elza Ibrahimova. After him are Tony Leblanc, Jacques Barzun, Richard Dawson, Jorge Manicera, István Csurka, and Luke Askew.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Paul Kurtz ranks 9,807 out of 20,380. Before him are Barbara Kingsolver (1955), Charles Reisner (1887), Steven Brill (1962), Samuel Alexander Kinnier Wilson (1878), Mark R. Hughes (1956), and Yasmine Bleeth (1968). After him are Bobcat Goldthwait (1962), Sonny Terry (1911), Kevin Alejandro (1976), Randy Matson (1945), Phillip Griffiths (1938), and Willie Davenport (1943).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In United States

Among philosophers born in United States, Paul Kurtz ranks 74. Before him are Marshall Berman (1940), Robert Brandom (1950), James Burnham (1905), Judith Jarvis Thomson (1929), Michael Novak (1933), and R. C. Sproul (1939). After him are David Ray Griffin (1939), Charles Hartshorne (1897), Gary L. Francione (1954), Cornel West (1953), Ralph Barton Perry (1876), and Ned Block (1942).

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