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Peter A. Angeles

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Peter A. Angeles
Born(1931-02-21)February 21, 1931
DiedMarch 2, 2004(2004-03-02) (aged 73)
Occupation(s)Philosopher, writer

Peter Adam Angeles (February 21, 1931 – March 2, 2004) was an American philosopher and atheist writer.

Angeles was born in Ambridge, Pennsylvania.[1] He obtained his BA, MS and PhD from Columbia University. He taught philosophy at the University of Western Ontario for 14 years.[1] He taught philosophy at University of California, Santa Barbara (1968–1969) on a Canada Council Fellowship.[1] He moved to Santa Barbara in 1970. He was Professor and Chairman of the Department of Philosophy at Santa Barbara City College (1970–1990).[1]

In 1981, Angeles authored The Dictionary of Philosophy which was republished and revised as HarperCollins Dictionary of Philosophy in 1992.[2] He was also the author of the Dictionary of Christian Theology (1985).[3] Angeles was an atheist.[4] He was the editor of Critiques of God (1976) and authored The Problem of God (1981).

Angeles died on March 2, 2004, from cancer.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Dr. Peter Adam Angeles". SBCC Legacy Project. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  2. ^ "HarperCollins Dictionary of Philosophy, 2nd Edition". HarperCollins. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  3. ^ Allen, Charles W. "Reviewed Work: Dictionary of Christian Theology by Peter A. Angeles". The Journal of Religion. 66 (2): 230. doi:10.1086/487389.
  4. ^ Siniscalchi, Glenn B. (2018). "Contemporary Trends in Atheist Criticism of Thomistic Natural Theology". The Heythrop Journal. 59 (4): 689–706. doi:10.1111/j.1468-2265.2012.00777.x.